An odyssey : a father, a son and an epic
Mendelsohn, Daniel Adam, 1960-2017
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When 81-year-old Jay Mendelsohn decides to enrol in the undergraduate seminar on the Odyssey that his son Daniel teaches at Bard College, the two find themselves on an adventure as profoundly emotional as it is intellectual. For Jay, a retired research scientist who sees the world through a mathematician's unforgiving eyes, this return to the classroom is his 'one last chance' to learn the great literature he'd neglected in his youth - and, even more, a final opportunity to understand his son. But through the sometimes uncomfortable months that follow, as the two men explore Homer's great work together - first in the classroom, where Jay persistently challenges his son's interpretations, and then during a surprise-filled Mediterranean journey retracing Odysseus' legendary voyages - it becomes clear that Daniel has much to learn, too.
Main title:
An odyssey : a father, a son and an epic / Daniel Mendelsohn.
Author:
Mendelsohn, Daniel Adam, 1960-, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2017.
Collation:
306 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780007545124 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
883.01920 MEND
Language:
English
Related title:
An Odyssey: A Father, A Son and an Epic: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2017 [electronic resource]
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BRN:
1862545