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The Odyssey

Name: The Odyssey
Brand: Polyglot Publishing
SKU: 4402bde3-5831-31fe-65a5-e4f711fcf10b
Price: 36.99 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Homer

Original publication: -800
Bilingual edition: June 12, 2026
Pages: 657
Difficulty: ★★★
Translated from: English

About this book

Odysseus, king of Ithaca, tries to return home after the Trojan War, but his journey turns into a long wandering full of trials. He faces mythical creatures, capricious gods, and temptations that slow his return. Meanwhile, Penelope, his wife, resists the suitors invading their home. Each stage tests Odysseus’s intelligence, patience, and determination. This foundational tale mixes adventure, cunning, and fate, offering a reflection on journey, identity, and perseverance.

The benefits of the bilingual method with Line-by-line synced layout

Every line of the original has its translation directly beneath it, at the same height. You never lose your place: your eye drops one line and lands on exactly the sentence it just read. This is the layout that lets you open a book in a language you barely know without ever giving up, and compare the two texts almost word for word.

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