Christopher Logue 'The Husbands'

The Trojan War almost ended when Hector stepped out of the Trojan lines and challenged the Greeks to nominate a hero to fight with him man-to-man, the victory deciding the outcome of the war. In 'The Husbands' Christopher Logue focuses on this brief moment near the beginning of the Iliad where another outcome seemed briefly possible. I've written about Logue's Homer above in the context of 'War Music' and 'Kings' so I won't go over it again. Powerful, pithy and very readable, Logue's Homer is terrific!

Faber & Faber, 55 pages