Nolan’s film could make The Odyssey the most sought-after book in the US
The nearly 2,700-year-old epic poem is flying off shelves at bookstores and libraries after the blockbuster film came out Christopher Nolan’s new movie The Odyssey
The nearly 2,700-year-old epic poem is flying off shelves at bookstores and libraries after the blockbuster film came out Christopher Nolan’s new movie The Odyssey has already broken several records, but its most significant accomplishment might be turning a nearly 2,700-year-old epic poem into the most sought-after book in America.
Libraries and bookstores alike are experiencing a rush. At the popular independent bookstore Books Are Magic in Brooklyn, New York, last week, evidence sat just inside
the front entrance. A display stacked with more than a dozen editions of The Odyssey – from Emily Wilson ’s acclaimed translation to graphic novels and
children’s story versions – was drawing a steady stream of browsers, many of them Gen Z readers who became interested after seeing Nolan’s latest blockbuster. Continue reading...
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