Gustavo Ritta Ritta থেকে নিউ ইয়র্ক থেকে নিউ ইয়র্ক

One of the great stories of Western civilization, and Fitzgerald’s translation is by far my favorite. Among the best of his treatments: So now Odysseus made his shirt a belt and roped his rags around his loins, baring his hurdler’s thighs and boxer’s breadth of shoulder, the dense rib-sheath and upper arms. Athena stood nearby to give him bulk and power, while the young suitors watched with narrowed eyes— and comments went around: “By god, old Iros now retiros!”

** spoiler alert ** I LOVE this book! It's so great because it has little snippets from mothers - all anonymous - about what they do to keep their sanity.. from dealing with children, to other annoying moms, to husbands, to just life in general. Here's an example: "My shrink tells me we have to laugh more. What a waste of money." I would read these snippets and just bust out laughing ~ I want my own copy!