Informative histories, modern retellings and genre-bending homages will take you back to the long road to Ithaca. By Calum Marsh Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Informative histories, modern retellings and genre-bending homages will take you back to the long road to Ithaca. By Calum Marsh Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

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