J. Augustine Wetta
In The Eighth Arrow, Father Augustine imagines what would happen if Odysseus, trapped in the eighth circle of Dante's Inferno, decided to escape. He convinces Diomedes to go on another great adventure, one which might provide a path to redemption to a man who doesn't even realize his need for salvation.
My kids introduced me to Epic: The Musical which reimagines Odysseus as a man more of modern sensibilities. The Eighth Arrow doesn't reimagine Odysseus; it gives Dante's depiction of Odysseus a chance to show us what he might have learned in three thousand years in Hell.
This book was an absolute delight from beginning to end, witty and fun. If you've read the Odyssey (and you should) and Dante's Inferno (again, you should), this book will be like dessert.
Highly recommended.
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