After the fall of Troy, Odysseus embarks on a perilous journey home to Ithaca, facing monsters, gods, and temptation at every turn. His long voyage becomes a test of endurance, wisdom, and loyalty, while his wife Penelope and son Telemachus await his return. Rich in adventure and symbolism, Homer’s The Odyssey remains one of the greatest epic poems ever written, celebrating courage, resilience, and the enduring power of home.
Date: 8th century BC (Greece)
Length: ~416 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~45.000.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Adventure, Historical Fiction
"A poem about the power of storytelling itself" — Emily Wilson, translator and classicist
"The first great adventure story in Western literature" — Robert Fagles, acclaimed translator of The Odyssey and The Iliad
"A poem of astonishing variety and unity" — T. S. Eliot, Nobel Prize-winning poet and critic
"The Odyssey is more than a story—it is an experience we return to endlessly" — Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine master of magical realism and short fiction
"An inexhaustible work at the center of the Western canon" — Harold Bloom, preeminent literary critic
"Endlessly influential... the foundation of storytelling traditions" — The New York Times
1 review
A rescued poem. My truth is, the reading experience was a bit disappointing for me. It felt boring at times, pretty rude and crude, with a very simple style and a clumsy narrative that goes up and down.
But still… it’s okay. This is a piece of living history -a museum masterpiece. Invaluable. You travel back in time when you read it. Don’t expect the refined skills of Shakespeare or Dostoevsky, but there’s no doubt it’s a unique experience like nothing else.
Reading: 2 Art: 5 Wisdom: 5 Author: 9 Total: 6 Read count: 1 / April 25, 2026
Reading: 2
Art: 5
Wisdom: 5
Author: 9
Total: 6
Read count: 1 / April 25, 2026*As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
