The Rage of Achilles
By gb on Jun 18, 2010 with Comments 0
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28 Arcadia Road
Old Greenwich
Sat, June 19, 2010
10am
THE RAGE OF ACHILLES
Terence Hawkins “THE RAGE OF ACHILLES”
Book Signing – Open to the public
Blood. Guts. Pride. Wrath.
The ancient clash of armies outside the walls of Troy is a cornerstone of Western literature. In The Rage of Achilles, Terence Hawkins brilliantly reimagines that titanic encounter. His stunningly original telling captures the brutality of the battlefield, the glory and the gore, in language that never relents. Raw and compelling, The Rage of Achilles tells the story of Achilles, a monstrous hero, by turns vain and selfish, cruel and noble; of Paris, weak and consumed by lust for his stolen bride; of Agamemnon, driven nearly to insanity by the voices of the gods; and of Trojans and Achaeans, warriors and peasants, caught up in the conflict, their families torn apart by a decade-long war. The Rage of Achilles is an exhilarating story that has captured the imaginations of readers for thousands of years restored to immediacy.
About the Author:
Terence Hawkins was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, into a family of coal miners. He graduated from Yale, where he was publisher of the Yale Daily News. After a year as a VISTA volunteer, he attended law school at the University of Wisconsin, and now works as a trial lawyer in Connecticut. Since 1995, his work has appeared in
Keyhole, Poor Mojo’s Almanac(k), Pindeldyboz, Eclectica, Megaera, and Ape Culture. He is a frequent contributor to the New Haven Register, and his work has appeared on Connecticut Public Radio. The Rage of Achilles is his first novel.
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