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The Silence of the Girls

by Pat Barker

International Dublin Literary Award · 2020 · Shortlist
Doubledayhistorical-fictionISBN 9780385544191

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International Dublin Literary Award2020Shortlist

About This Book

The Trojan War is retold from the perspective of Briseis, prize slave of Achilles. Stripped of everything, she learns to survive the brutal world of the Greek camp, to watch and record, and ultimately to understand that one woman's story can outlast the glory of heroes. The first volume of Pat Barker's Troy trilogy.

About the Author

Pat BarkerBritish

Pat Barker is a British novelist born in Thornaby-on-Tees, Yorkshire, in 1943. She studied at the London School of Economics. Her early works, including Union Street (1982) and Blow Your House Down (1984), focused on working-class women in the north of England. Read more →

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