Nel tempo degli Dei: Il calzolaio di Ulisse

Summary

Marco Paolini reshapes the story of Odysseus, depicting him not as a cunning hero but as a wandering shoemaker on a ten-year odyssey, burdened by a seemingly useless oar. After a violent retribution against those who wronged him, Odysseus rejects the gods' protection for a severe self-imposed punishment, embodying the greatest sacrifice