Publisher: Deep South, South Africa
after troy,
Taban lo Liyong’s booklength poem, is an expansive and engaging
elaboration of two classical Greek texts, Homer’s Odyssey and
Aeschylus’s Oresteia. Its focus is the homecoming from the Trojan war of
two hero-kings, Odysseus and Agamemnon. Lo Liyong recreates their
thoughts and speech, adding dialogue from other characters, most of them
women, who are not given a voice in the original stories. after troy is also a philosophical enquiry into retribution and justice.
Price range: £16.00 through £17.00
About the author
Taban lo Liyong (born
1939) is a South Sudanese/Ugandan writer, author of over twenty books
spanning poetry, plays, stories, essays, children’s books, literary
criticism and folktales. His work bristles with satire, roguish comedy
and a spirit of defiance. He has taught in universities in Africa, Asia,
North America, and Europe, and is currently a professor at the
University of Juba, South Sudan.
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