The story of the Trojan War, like so many wars real and imagined, is a story most often told by the victors, the princes and the powerful.
In this new imagining of the ancient legend, Son of Nobody, Yann Martel tells the familiar tale from an unheard perspective: that of a commoner and goatherd who becomes a soldier, Psoas, the son of nobody. Acclaimed for his Booker Prize–winning Life of Pi, adapted into an Oscar-winning film, Yann’s first novel in a decade sings a universal song about the power of story.
Unravel ancient traditions with Yann, in conversation with ABC Radio National’s Claire Nichols (The Book Show).
Yann Martel is a Canadian writer, the author of a collection of short stories, a compilation of letters to a former Prime Minister of Canada and four novels, most notably Life of Pi, for which he won the 2002 Booker Prize. His latest novel, Son of Nobody, inspired by Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War, has just come out. He lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Claire Nichols is the presenter of The Book Show, bringing you interviews with the best authors from Australia and around the world. Claire has spent more than a decade at the ABC with roles in television and radio news, current affairs, ABC Local Radio and at ABC Radio National.