The Fall of Troy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780307386496)

In The Fall of Troy, acclaimed novelist and historian Peter Ackroyd creates a fascinating narrative that follows an archaeologist's obsession with finding the ruins of Troy, depicting the blurred line between truth and deception.Obermann, an acclaimed German scholar, fervently believes that his discovery of the ancient ruins of Troy will prove that the heroes of the Iliad, a work he has cherished all his life, actually existed. But Sophia, Obermann's young Greek wife, has her suspicions about his motivations -- suspicions that only increase when she finds a cache of artifacts that her husband has hidden, and when a more skeptical archaeologist dies from a mysterious fever. With exquisite detail, Ackroyd again demonstrates his ability to evoke time and place, creating a brilliantly told story of heroes and scoundrels, human aspirations and follies, and the temptation to shape the truth to fit a passionately held belief.

Author: Peter Ackroyd
ISBN-10: 030738649X
ISBN-13: 9780307386496
Publisher: Anchor Books
Language: English
Published: 11/11/2008
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.26w x 0.65d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 01/11/2009 pg. 20