Nikos Kazantzakis, a giant of world literature and Nobel Prize nominee, reimagines an enduring epic. This is a tragic play about the Ancient Greek warrior-king Odysseus, and a prequel to Nikos Kazantzakis’s epic poem “The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel,” inspired by Homer’s “The Odyssey.” According to Joel Christensen, Professor, Department of Classical Studies, Brandeis University: “This play by Nikos Kazantzakis blends ancient myth and modern imagination in the exploration of the disappointment of homecoming. In engaging with Greek drama, it continues the tragic stage’s grand tradition of rethinking epic narratives and their values. It is a compelling and powerful read in a class with other modern reimaginings of Homer’s “Odyssey,” like Margaret Atwood's “Penelopiad” or Madeline Miller’s “Circe.” Kostas Myrsiades’s translation is a great service to the English-speaking world.”