Odyssey: A Modern Sequel.
"A man needs a little madness, or else... he never dares cut the rope and be free": Signed Limited Edition of the Kazantzakis’ Masterpiece Odyssey: A Modern Sequel
Odyssey: A Modern Sequel.
KAZANTZAKIS, Nikos.
$11,500.00
Item Number: 2209
Athens: Pyrsos, 1938.
First edition of Kazantzakis’ masterpiece. Folio, brown cloth. One of 277 copies signed by Nikos Kazantzakis, this is number 109. In near fine condition.
Nikos Kazantzakis began work on his modern sequel to Homer's Odyssey in 1924, publishing it in 1938 after drafting seven different versions. Kazantzakis considered this his most important work. Following the structure of Homer's Odyssey, it is divided into 24 rhapsodies, consisting of 33,333 17-syllable lines. It was translated into English in 1958 as "The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel."
