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The Songs of the Kings

Author: Barry Unsworth
Year: 2003
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy - Politics

Set in ancient Greece on the eve of the Trojan War, the House of Atreus face difficult times: the King Agamemmnon may have to sacrifice his daughter, Iphigenia. Full of deliberate anachronisms, the modern expressions and attitudes highlight how the contemporary the central story is.

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