Books: Glorious exploits in ancient Sicily
Ferdia Lennon’s multi-award-winning debut novel covers the decidedly unusual staging of a theatre show and includes both light humour and deeper issues
“It’s poetry we’re doing,” he whispers. “It wouldn’t mean a thing if it were easy.”
The above quote sums up Ferdia Lennon’s debut novel Glorious Exploits but more on that in a moment!
Lately Greek culture has been enjoying a certain renaissance. Not only do we have dozens of myth retellings, ranging from contemporary takes (Daisy Johnson’s Everything Under) to feminist interpretations (Pat Barker’s Women of Troy Series, Madeline Miller’s Circe, anything by Natalie Haynes), but there have also been new translations of Homer, not to mention comedian Stephen Fry’s attempt to modernize the myths using contemporary language.
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