Nolan's "The Odyssey" Sparks 400% Sales Surge for Homer's Epics in Greece

Sales of Homer's "Odyssey" and "Iliad" have jumped as much as 400% in Greece ahead of the July 17 premiere of Christopher Nolan's film adaptation, according to publishers who say the movie has reignited global interest in the ancient epics. Yiannis Leventis, publisher at Kaktos, which produces a six-volume edition pairing the ancient Greek text with modern translation and commentary, said sales of the company's newer, single-volume editions - stripped of the ancient text and academic annotati...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA