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Hegemann, who mentions Airen in the acknowledgements of the second edition of the book but not in the first, has since apologized for "not having mentioned all the people right from the outset whose thoughts and texts have helped me." But she also defended her work by claiming that "true originality doesn't exist anyway, only authenticity" and insisted on her "right to copy and transform" other people's work, taking a stand against what she called the "copyright excesses" of the past decade. Nonetheless, her publishing company, Ullstein, seemed to care about the possible legal ramifications of her actions...
...exploring the source material’s hidden uncertainties, and exploiting their destabilizing potential, Mason both enlivens and enriches the original text. As a collection of stories, “The Lost Books of the Odyssey,” is an entertaining and enthralling read. Placed in dialogue with Homer’s original, it is a nimbly crafted testament to the power of storytelling...
Also like Calvino, Mason prefers puzzles to set truths. For that reason, his novel goes beyond a simple adaptation of a classic text. In his essay “Why Read the Classics?” Calvino once wrote, “A classic is a book which with each rereading offers as much a sense of discovery as the first reading.” Mason’s reimagining takes such discovery to heart. He himself may be aware of the similarities between his and the Italian author’s work. Many of his plot twists recall Calvino?...
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