Odyssey of a Woman in the 20th Century Quo Vadis

Mirroring her lifes journey to Homers 8th century B.C.E. epic The Odyssey Eva-Maria Schankl creatively weaves her autobiography through the changing global landscape of the 20th century bringing major political and social issues to life. By listening to the sirens call Eva unlike Ulysses is able to glean wisdom without falling prey to their political curse ultimately finding peace and happiness.Quo Vadis artistically delivers an arresting account of universal themes such as ethics morality art family and existential loneliness in a way that is playful and profound. This book makes a beautiful case of lifes endless surprises uncovering truths with language that for all of its formal experimentation is intimate and poignantly real.