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  • Published: 30 July 2018
  • ISBN: 9781405934138
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 464
  • RRP: $24.99

Mythos

The Greek Myths Retold

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Paperback
30 Jul 2018
Hardback
7 Nov 2023
EBook
19 Oct 2023
EBook
2 Nov 2017
Audiobook
2 Nov 2017
Audio CD
13 Nov 2017
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One of the most imaginative minds alive retells the greatest stories in history - the Greek Myths

The Greek myths are amongst the best stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney.

They are embedded deeply in the traditions, tales and cultural DNA of the West. You'll fall in love with Zeus, marvel at the birth of Athena, wince at Cronus and Gaia's revenge on Ouranos, weep with King Midas and hunt with the beautiful and ferocious Artemis.

Spellbinding, informative and moving, Stephen Fry's Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance.
  • Published: 30 July 2018
  • ISBN: 9781405934138
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 464
  • RRP: $24.99
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Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry was born in Hampstead in 1957 and, following a troubled adolescence, went on to study English Literature at Queen's College, Cambridge. As well as being the bestselling author of four novels, The Stars' Tennis Balls, Making History, The Hippopotamus, and The Liar, and two volumes of his autobiography, Fry played Peter in Peter's Friends, Wilde in the film Wilde, Jeeves in the television series Jeeves & Wooster and (a closely guarded show-business secret, this) Laurie in the television series Fry & Laurie. More recently, he presented Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, his groundbreaking documentary on bipolar disorder, to huge critical acclaim. Before it was announced that Fry would retire as moderator, his legions of fans tuned in to watch him host the popular quiz show QI each week.

Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director.

He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he co-wrote with Laurie) and Jeeves and Wooster, and was unforgettable as Captain Melchett in Blackadder.

More recently he presented Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, his groundbreaking documentary on bipolar disorder, to huge critical acclaim. His legions of fans tune in to watch him host the popular quiz show QI each week.

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Praise for Mythos

Entertaining and edifying. The best thing he's written since his superb first novel

Daily Telegraph

Ebullient and funny, Fry retells the Greek myths with elegance

The Times

A cracking good story

Times Literary Supplement

A vivid retelling of the Greek myths. Bringing to life the Gods, monsters and mortals of Ancient Greece, Fry reimagines their astonishing stories for the modern world

Express and Star

Fry exhibits prodigious learning, a great facility with words, and enormous erudition and enthusiasm

Mail on Sunday

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