Mythic Historical
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller · 2011
Patroclus tells the story of Achilles, from boyhood to the walls of Troy.
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Historical Fiction · Multi-Generational Saga
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi
Two half-sisters' diverging lineages across three centuries in Ghana and America.
- First published (per catalogue record)
- 2016
- Subgenre
- Multi-Generational Saga
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