Overview
From the best-selling author of The Ingenious Language comes a meditation on rebuilding, recovery, and renewal that is also a fascinating portrait of antiquityās most complex and surprisingly modern hero.
In times of peace and prosperity, one can turn to Homer to learn valuable life lessons, to experience the thrills and terrors of war, and to read about hair-raising adventures in distant lands. But when things do not go as planned, when we unexpectedly find ourselves at the center of an epoch-defining upheaval, then, writes Andrea Marcolongo, we must look to Virgilās Aeneas for an example of adaptability and resilience.
In Marcolongoās fresh, nuanced portrayal, Virgilās Aeneas emerges as a multiform, deeply human hero, striking in his vulnerability and capacity for empathy. His journey of rebirth and rebuilding, from the ruins of Troy to the shores of Italy, teaches us that when all seems lost, with hope, perseverance, and a little bit of luck, we can seek and find new beginnings.
āMarcolongo is todayās Montaigneā¦There is wisdom and grace here to last the ages.āāAndrĆ© Aciman, author of Call Me by Your Name
This book title, Starting from Scratch (The Life-Changing Lessons of Aeneas), ISBN: 9781609457495, by Andrea Marcolongo, Will Schutt, published by Europa Editions (May 10, 2022) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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