Emily Wilson translation of "The Odyssey" by Homer

Enthusiasts enjoy this particular translation of The Odyssey (and her translation of The Iliad) as they are less male centric and recognize the feminine in these old narratives.

Homer’s great epic of a hero’s journey home―inspiration for the major motion picture by Christopher Nolan―in a bold, contemporary, and refreshingly readable translation.

"Wilson’s language is fresh, unpretentious and lean. . . . It is rare to find a translation that is at once so effortlessly easy to read and so rigorously considered." ―Madeline Miller, author of Circe

Composed at the rosy-fingered dawn of world literature almost three millennia ago, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home.