Interest in Homer's The Odyssey has climbed after a film release prompted many viewers to seek out the original story. The renewed attention is being seen in both print and audio formats, showing that audiences are turning back to the classic poem behind the screen version.
In the UK, almost 8,000 print copies of The Odyssey were sold in the past week alone. That took total sales for the year so far to 47,000, according to NielsenIQ BookData, marking a strong boost for one of literature's oldest and best-known works.
The latest figure represents a 95% increase compared with the same period a year earlier. The description also points to a rise in audiobook numbers, suggesting the surge is not limited to traditional book buyers.
The trend shows how a film release can reignite interest in its source material. In this case, Homer's epic appears to be reaching a wider modern audience, with readers and listeners revisiting the original poem in growing numbers.
