Circe
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Indies Choice Book Award – Adult Fiction | 2019 | Winner |
About This Book
The story of Circe, the witch of Greek mythology—daughter of the sun god Helios, possessor of extraordinary powers, exiled to an island where she encounters Daedalus, Odysseus, and other figures of the ancient world. Madeline Miller gives this marginalised mythological figure a full inner life and a triumphant arc. Winner of the Indies Choice Book Award for Adult Fiction. Spent more than a year on the New York Times bestseller list.
About the Author
Madeline Miller (born July 24, 1978, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American novelist whose debut work The Song of Achilles (2011) won the Women's Prize for Fiction, making her the fourth debut novelist to win the prize. She grew up in New York City and Philadelphia, where she was introduced to Greek mythology by her mother—a librarian who began reading her the Iliad at age five. She attended Brown University, earning both bachelor's and master's degrees in classics in 2000 and 2001 respectively, and later studied at the University of Chicago and Yale School of Drama. Read more →
