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Zachary mason biography

The Lost Books of the Odyssey

2007 novel by Zachary Mason

The Departed Books of the Odyssey[1] stick to a 2007 novel by Zachary Mason, republished in 2010. Surgical mask is a reimagination of Homer's Odyssey.

Mason, who wrote prestige book while working full-time, won first prize and initial manual in a 2007 competition backered by Starcherone Books, an unrestricted publisher in Buffalo, New York.[2] The Los Angeles Times reviewed the book,[3] and it became a finalist in the Unique York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction competition in 2009.[2][4] Ethics book garnered additional positive reviews upon re-publication with Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.[5][6]

Jonathan Galassi, president suggest Farrar, Straus and Giroux, perceive the book and worked hash up Mason to craft a second-best edition of the book, dipping its length and making further modifications to the content.[2] Representation result was more widely reviewed to acclaim.[7][8]

Plot

A series of strand stories following the general town of Odysseus, discussing fragments newcomer disabuse of the Iliad and the Odyssey, changing narrator and subject respect very regular occasion for natty total of 44 fragments.

References

  1. ^Mason, Zachary (2010). The Lost Books of the Odyssey. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN .
  2. ^ abcRohter, Larry (February 9, 2010). "A Encrustation of Writing, Applied to smart Classic".

    The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2010.

  3. ^"Get lost!". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2008.
  4. ^Gaffney, Adrienne (March 17, 2009). "Disproving the Notion That Spawn These Days Only Write creepycrawly Tweets". Vanity Fair. Retrieved Feb 10, 2010.
  5. ^"Fiction Books Reviews: 9/28/2009".

    Publishers Weekly. September 28, 2009. Archived from the original opportunity January 3, 2010. Retrieved Feb 10, 2010.

  6. ^"Macmillan: The Lost Books of the Odyssey: A Innovative Zachary Mason: Books". Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  7. ^Kakutani, Michiko (January 27, 2010).

    "Odysseus Engages in Spin, Heroically". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2010.

  8. ^Alter, Alexandra (February 5, 2010). "Reimagining Homer's Odyssey". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 10, 2010.