Yann Martel's Son of Nobody explores lost Trojan poem and personal struggle

Yann Martel's fifth novel, Son of Nobody, intertwines the discovery of a lost Trojan war poem with a scholar's domestic challenges. Harlow Donne's work in Oxford leads him to reconstruct the Psoad, which reflects both the ancient epic and his personal life. The narrative questions Harlow's motivations and explores the human.

Summary by Glance · The Guardian Australia