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This book is essential reading before watching the new Odyssey film

Other | 2026-07-08 at 18:00 UTC | Source: www.newscientist.com
Homer still matters, argues Adam Nicolson in The Mighty Dead, a great primer to Christopher Nolan's new adaptation of the Odyssey, says Kelsey Hayes
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