Join us in Rönnells Antikvariat (Stockholm) on Friday, June 7, 2024 at 18:00, for the launch of the new Swedish translation of Achilles Tatius’ Leucippe and Clitophon by Ingela Nilsson, the principal investigator of Retracing Connections and the Professor of Greek and Byzantine Studies at Uppsala University.

The power of Eros is great. The young Clitophon knows that. He and his beloved Leucippe have been tossed around the ancient Mediterranean world like play balls for fate and desire. They have seen it all: pirates, potions and mock deaths, loyal friendships, cunning court speeches and divine interventions. In front of a stranger in the coastal city of Sidon, Clitophon spins the story of his love adventures. His story turns out to be “pure novel” and contains everything from Greek myths and exotic beasts to explanations of the physical journeys of desire and the benefits of sex between men. Where the god of love rules, nothing is improbable.

The new Swedish translation by Ingela Nilsson is published by Bokförlaget Faethon in the series Moly with a foreword by Rebecka Kärde and illustrations by Monica Hellström.

At Rönnells, Ingela Nilsson will present the publication in conversation with Niklas Haga, Grecist and publisher. More information here.