Madeline Miller
Madeline Miller
b. 24 July 1978 · From United States- Books
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Madeline Miller was born on July 24, 1978, in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in New York City and Philadelphia. She earned a BA and MA in Classics from Brown University, and later completed an MFA in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism at the Yale School of Drama, focusing on the adaptation of classical texts for modern audiences.
For over a decade she taught Latin, Greek, and Shakespeare to high school students while writing her debut novel, The Song of Achilles (2011), which won the Orange Prize for Fiction. Her second novel, Circe, followed in 2018. She has also published the short fiction Galatea and Heracles' Bow. She lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Madeline Miller won the Orange Prize for Fiction (now the Women's Prize for Fiction) for her debut novel, The Song of Achilles. Her novel Circe was also shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction.
The novel Circe is being developed into a series for HBO Max. The Song of Achilles has also been optioned for a screen adaptation.
Madeline Miller is best known for her retellings of Greek myths, focusing on lesser-explored perspectives and giving depth to classical figures.
Madeline Miller's novels are standalone retellings of different Greek myths, so they can be read in any order. There is no specific chronological or thematic sequence required.