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The Odyssey follows the long, perilous journey of Odysseus as he tries to return home to Ithaca after the fall of Troy, facing monsters, gods and temptations while his wife Penelope and son Telemachus wait for him. Together, these two epics form the bedrock of Greek mythology and classical storytelling, influencing poets, novelists and filmmakers for nearly three thousand years. Presented as a matching hardback box set, this collection is a perfect starting point for readers new to Homer, and a handsome addition for seasoned classicists and collectors. 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Wandering the underworld in the present day, Penelope looks back on her marriage, her cunning cousin Helen of Troy, and the real story behind the slaughter of her twelve maids on Odysseus's return — a detail Homer brushes past in a few lines, but which haunts Penelope for eternity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTold with Atwood's trademark wit and wickedly sharp prose, the novella interweaves Penelope's first-person narrative with a Greek-chorus commentary from the murdered maids, who demand their own version of events be heard. The result is a dark, playful and deeply feminist reimagining that questions who gets to tell history and whose suffering gets footnoted. First published in 2005 as part of the Canongate Myths series, this edition appears in Canongate's Canons imprint, which gathers classic and modern classic fiction in a smart, collectible paperback format. 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