{"product_id":"9781923058811","title":"Son of Nobody","description":"Author: Martel, Yann\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781923058811\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Man Booker Prize-winning author of\u003ci\u003e Life of Pi \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a modern and imaginative retelling of the epic Trojan War.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Stunningly imagined' Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The past is never done with- always the song continues.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarlow Donne has sacrificed his life to the study of the Classical world. So when he is invited to Oxford University to work on an obscure collection of papyrus fragments it is an academic's dream come true. He must leave behind his daughter and wife in Canada, but offers like this don't come twice and he badly needs a change of fortune. Then, while studying in the Bodleian Library, he unearths a completely undiscovered account of the Trojan War, a glimpse into the founding of Western civilisation itself. He names the poem The Psoad, after its protagonist, a commoner identified only as Psoas, the son of nobody.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs sole translator and author of The Psoad, Harlow dedicates the poem and its footnotes to his daughter Helen, allowing the text to unlock the echoes of the ancient Greeks into the present day, and to share a personal message with his beloved child. Despite the two-thousand-year gap between the two, a thread hasn't frayed- the universal song of homesickness and regret, of ambition, love and grief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this masterpiece of myth, history and domesticity, \u003ci\u003eSon of Nobody \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how stories become facts, the price we pay to share them and how we live-then, now and always.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Perfect for readers who love history, myth, and philosophical storytelling.'\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eArtPlus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Ingenious... Martel bring s  a witty freshness to standard elements of Homeric narrative.' \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Takes an iconic story - \u003ci\u003eThe Illiad\u003c\/i\u003e - and finds a way to retell it as gripping as it is original.' \u003cb\u003eQANTAS Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Original, thought-provoking, and utterly absorbing' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'A breathtaking feat of imagination.'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eReadings Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''Harlow's voice is nuanced, clever, and learned...a fascinating read for any lover of Greek myth.' \u003cb\u003eRaven Book Store\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46886557352094,"sku":"UBD-9781923058811","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781923058811.jpg?v=1779948172","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781923058811","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}