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Written by Homer - Translated by Robert Fagles - Audio book performed by Ian McKellen - Unabridged Fiction - 12 CASSETTES - 13 hours, 10 minutes

Publisher, Penguin Audiobooks (November 1996)

RECEIVED THE COVETED "AUDIOFILE EARPHONES AWARD" (July 1997) FOR EXCEPTIONAL NARRATIVE VOICE AND STYLE, VOCAL CHARACTERIZATIONS, APPROPRIATENESS FOR AUDIO FORMAT AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE TEXT!

When Robert Fagle's translation of the Iliad was published in 1990, critics and scholars alike hailed it as a masterpiece. Now one of the great translators of our time presents us with the Odyssey, Homer's best-loved poem, recounting Odysseus' wanderings after the Trojan War.

With wit and wile, the 'man of twists and turns' meets the challenges of gods and monsters, only to return after twenty years to a home besieged by his wife’s suitors. In the myths and legends retold in this immortal poem, Fagles has captured the energy of Homer’s original in a bold, contemporary idiom. This is an Odyssey to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery.

Ian McKellen is among the most highly-acclaimed actors in the English-speaking world. His appearances on stage, screen, and television have been numerous.