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Podcast: Behind the Mic With Kirkus Reviews
Episode: THE ILIAD by Homer, Emily Wilson [Trans.], read by Audra McDonald
Description: Tony Award-winning actress Audra McDonald performs Emily Wilson’s new translation of one of the world’s oldest stories. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Kendra Winchester discuss revisiting Homer’s classic work. McDonald gives a performance for the ages as she narrates this epic with a masterful sense of rhythm, drawing out the suspense of the war between the Greeks and the Trojans. Her voice captures the clamor and clash of war, bringing to our mind’s eye the deadly battles.Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile’s website. Published by Audible, Inc.Find mo...