Brilliant Minds

Recommended reading related to the Iliad

Try these:

Robert Graves: The Greek Myths: Complete Edition

Bettany Hughes: Helen of Troy: The Story Behind the Most Beautiful Woman in the World

Christopher Logue: War Music: An Account of Books 1-4 and 16-19 of Homer's Iliad & All Day Permanent Red: The First Battle Scenes of Homer's Iliad Rewritten

Two Most Memorable Books of the Decade

Of all the contemporary lit I've read this decade, as of today, these two are the ones I find most memorable: Cloud Atlas: A Novel by David Mitchell and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro --

 

See The Cherry Orchard

Make a point to see the Bridge Project's production of Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard at the BAM Harvey Theater. Simon Russell Beale is a brilliant Lopakhin, and Stoppard's English version is crisp and effective.