{"product_id":"an-odyssey-a-father-a-son-and-an-epic-new","title":"An Odyssey: A Father, A Son, And An Epic-new","description":"\u003cp\u003eNamed A Best Book Of 2017 By Npr, Library Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, And Newsdaya Kirkus Best Memoir Of 2017Shortlisted For The 2017 Baillie Gifford Prizefrom Awardwinning Memoirist And Critic, And Bestselling Author Of The Lost: A Deeply Moving Tale Of A Father And Sons Transformative Journey In Readingand Relivinghomers Epic Masterpiece.When Eightyoneyearold Jay Mendelsohn Decides To Enroll In The Undergraduate Odyssey Seminar His Son Teaches At Bard College, The Two Find Themselves On An Adventure As Profoundly Emotional As It Is Intellectual. For Jay, A Retired Research Scientist Who Sees The World Through A Mathematicians Unforgiving Eyes, This Return To The Classroom Is His 'One Last Chance' To Learn The Great Literature Hed Neglected In His Youthand, Even More, A Final Opportunity To More Fully Understand His Son, A Writer And Classicist. But Through The Sometimes Uncomfortable Months That The Two Men Explore Homers Great Work Togetherfirst In The Classroom, Where Jay Persistently Challenges His Sons Interpretations, And Then During A Surprisefilled Mediterranean Journey Retracing Odysseuss Famous Voyagesit Becomes Clear That Daniel Has Much To Learn, Too: Jays Responses To Both The Text And The Travels Gradually Uncover Longburied Secrets That Allow The Son To Understand His Difficult Father At Last. As This Intricately Woven Memoir Builds To Its Wrenching Climax, Mendelsohns Narrative Comes To Echo The Odyssey Itself, With Its Timeless Themes Of Deception And Recognition, Marriage And Children, The Pleasures Of Travel And The Meaning Of Home. Rich With Literary And Emotional Insight, An Odyssey Is A Renowned Authorscholars Most Triumphant Entwining Yet Of Personal Narrative And Literary Exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ergodebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46537593061621,"sku":"DADAX0385350597","price":24.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/71cJNV8fSfL.jpg?v=1744020324","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/an-odyssey-a-father-a-son-and-an-epic-new","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}