![]() ![]() BRIEF SYNOPSIS Achilles is inconsolable over the death of his companion Patroclus in battle. ![]() It reminds us why story-telling (and retelling) is so important in preserving our histories, explaining and enriching our own lives and experiences, foretelling our futures. Malouf’s novel Ransom takes up and shakes up an old epic tale of the clashing battles we fight both in the world and inside our own heads. Stories always beget stories, changing over time to reach out to new audiences. ![]() Insight text article on Ransom Article by Dr Kim Edwards Ransom By David Malouf INTRODUCTION Why do some stories endure? What is it about some tales that fires our imaginations, haunts our dreams, and colours our own lives so much we can’t stop thinking, talking and writing about them? For Australian novelist David Malouf, it was the way in which an ancient myth of battle and fallen heroes connected with his own personal experience of growing up during wartime – this inspired him to respond to and retrace the legendary story of Troy with his own visions and revisions. ![]()
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