Books
by Ferdia Lennon
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Glorious Exploits |
This book is set around a grizzly event in the Peloponnesian War (412 BC) when the Syracusians starved to death their Athenian prisoners of war, in disused quarries. Two out of work potters, who speak in Dublin vernacular, take to offering food to prisoners who can recite Euripides, eventually deciding to put on a play and hatch a daring plan to free the stars of the show. Quirky, uncomfortable in places but engrossing.
(Ros Cook - bwl 116 Spring 2025) |
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