{"product_id":"nikos-kazantzakis-odyssey-first-english-edition-125026","title":"The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003ethe author's masterpiece\u003c\/h4\u003eThe first edition in English of the author's masterpiece, seldom found in such presentable condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKazantzakis began the \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e in Heraklion in 1925, and completed it on Aegina in 1938. In the intervening years he worked constantly on the initial version, incorporating images and impressions from every new journey he made. Before full publication in 1938, excerpts from the \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e had appeared in various Greek literary magazines between 1926 and 1938.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsidered by him to be his most important work, Kazantzakis' \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e is an ambitious sequel to Homer's \u003cem\u003eOdyssey \u003c\/em\u003eand one of the 'very first monuments of European Modernism' (Gonzáles-Vaquerizo, p. 104). he 'modern sequel' begins from where Homer's \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e leaves off, following the Odysseus after his return to Ithaca: restless in domestic life and driven by an insatiable desire for freedom, he embarks on a series of new journeys culminating in his arrival in Antarctica.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst English language \u0026amp; first illustrated edition, first printing; 8vo; b\u0026amp;w illustrations to text, slight toning to endpapers; publisher's black cloth, titles to spine and upper cover gilt, with the price-clipped dustjacket; a fine copy in the dustjacket with a hint of rubbing to spine ends and two small internal repairs to bottom edge of front and rear panels.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos; HADJIKYRIAKOS-GHIKA, Nikos (illustrator).","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57636624662903,"sku":"125026","price":1706.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/125026_01.jpg?v=1792774732","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/products\/nikos-kazantzakis-odyssey-first-english-edition-125026","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}