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The Odyssey

Homer

The Odyssey

Paper book: €53.99

Digital: €14.99

Original publication
800 BC
Bilingual edition
12 June 2026
Pages
820
Difficulty
Hard
Genres
Adventure, History, Travel Writing
Moods
Escape it all, Be enchanted, Travel back in time, Savour the writing
Translated from
English

Book summary

After the Trojan War, Odysseus wants to return home to his island of Ithaca. But it will take him ten years of wandering: he faces the Cyclops, escapes the song of the Sirens and resists the charms of the enchantress Circe. Meanwhile, his wife Penelope fends off the suitors who have overrun her palace.

It is the greatest adventure in literature, so much so that its title has become a word: an odyssey.

With the translation always in front of you, you can read this great tale in the language you are learning.

The plot

A passage between two dangers. Odysseus and his sailors reach a narrow passage between two rocks. Under one, a whirlpool swallows the sea three times a day. In the other hides Scylla, a long-necked monster that…

The world of the book

A world of sea, islands and gods. The book is set in the Greece of legend. People travel from island to island in long ships with oars and sails. The gods meddle in human lives: Poseidon, god of the sea, bears a grudge…

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