Troya

The kidnapping of the beautiful Greek queen Helen by the Trojan prince Paris triggers a war between both peoples. The Greeks send their fleet and besiege the city of Troy. The conflict will last ten years, and will cause much suffering and many deaths. Heroes like the brave Achilles or the cunning Odysseus and gods like Zeus himself will intervene. And also a famous wooden horse. Who better than Stephen Fry to tell this ancient story with modern words and perspectives? The author and actor, who in his previous Mythos and Heroes already delighted us with his reviews of Greek mythology, returns to the fray in full form. This is a story that has it all: heroism, revenge, love, ideals, brutality, betrayal, despair, extreme violence, pain, hope... The passions that move human beings of the past and present. And the myth of the Trojan War, which this fast-paced, highly enjoyable and information-packed book tells us, is not mere literary archeology, but a story with very current themes. Fry offers us a feast, with his prodigious narrative capacity and his priceless touches of humor.