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The Fall of Troy

ID 481482
Slug the-fall-of-troy-peter-ackroyd
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Author : Peter Ackroyd
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Description <p>Sophia Chrysanthis is initially dazzled when the celebrated German archaeologist, Herr Obermann, comes in search of a Greek bride who can read the works of Homer and assist in his excavations of the city he believes is Ancient Troy. But Obermann's past turns out to be full of skeletons and when a young American arrives to question the archeologist's methods and dies of a mysterious fever, Sophia wonders just how far he will go to protect his vision of Troy. Soon a second, British archeologist arrives, only to fall in love with Sophia, and as their relationship begins to parallel their Ancient Greek counterparts events move towards a gripping and terrible conclusion.</p>
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Publisher Vintage UK
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Language eng
Page count 215
Duration
Publication date first 2006-01-01
Publication date latest 2024-01-29
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