Circe
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Prize for Fiction | 2019 | Shortlist |
| Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature | 2019 | Shortlist |
| Goodreads Choice Awards for Fantasy | 2018 | Winner |
About This Book
The daughter of the sun god Helios, Circe is an outcast among the immortals—neither powerful enough to be divine nor mortal enough to die. In exile on the island of Aeaea, she discovers her powers of witchcraft, transforms enemies into monsters, and encounters some of mythology's greatest heroes, including Odysseus and the Minotaur's mother Pasiphae.
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 →
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