The Odyssey

Press Reviews

• The Guardianby Edith Hall · Sep 2023

  Six years on from her translation of the Odyssey, Wilson revels in the clarity and emotional clout of Homer’s battlefield epic

• The Guardianby Emily Wilson · Aug 2018

  This brilliant retelling of Homer’s epic poem focuses on the cost of war to women through the story of Briseis, Achilles’ concubine

• The Guardianby Alex Preston · Apr 2018

  An exiled witch takes centre stage in the Orange prize-winner’s powerful retelling of Homer’s the Odyssey