About The Silence of the Girls. A Washington Post Notable Book One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, The Economist, Financial Times Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award Finalist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction Here is the story of the Iliad as we’ve never heard it before: in the words of Briseis, Trojan queen and captive of Achilles. Given only a few words in Homer’s epic and largely erased Pages: The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker is an adaptation of the Greek epic The Iliad, focusing on the experiences of Briseis, the Greek queen of Lyrnessus and the war-prize of the soldier Achilles. In her re-imagination of the myth and the history of the Trojan War, Barker looks at the impact of the war not only on its most famous female character, Helen, but also on the many women who were killed, wounded, . · Written by Kvitka Perehinets. 'The Silence of the Girls', a novel by Pat Barker, offers a feminist interpretation of events in Homer's 'Iliad', giving a voice to those who, for millennia, have remained unheard. A powerful, feminist take on Homer’s Iliad, Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls makes a striking case for the continuously expanding list of contemporary retellings of the Trojan War.
"In The Silence of the Girls, [Barker] now gives a voice to the voiceless It is not generally known that the omission of Pat Barker's Regeneration from the Booker shortlist by the all-male panel of judges was the trigger for the foundation of the Orange (now Women's) Prize. THE SILENCE OF THE GIRLS By Pat Barker pp. Doubleday. $ "War is men's business," Hector says in the "Iliad." Pat Barker begs to differ. The British novelist has made war her. Read reviews and buy The Silence of the Girls - by Pat Barker (Paperback) at Target. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. Free standard shipping with $35 orders. Expect More. Pay Less.
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker review – a feminist Iliad This brilliant retelling of Homer’s epic poem focuses on the cost of war to women through the story of Briseis, Achilles. About The Silence of the Girls. A Washington Post Notable Book One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, The Economist, Financial Times Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award Finalist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction Here is the story of the Iliad as we’ve never heard it before: in the words of Briseis, Trojan queen and captive of Achilles. Given only a few words in Homer’s epic and largely erased by history, she is nonetheless a pivotal figure in the Trojan War. The Silence of the Girls is a novel by English novelist Pat Barker. It recounts the events of the Iliad, chiefly from the point of view of Briseis. Plot summary [ edit ].
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