Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey gives UK poetry sales an epic boost
Bringing Homer to a new audience. … Matt Damon (Odysseus) and Zendaya (Athena) in The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan. Photograph: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal PicturesView image in fullscreenBringing Homer to a new audience. … Matt Damon (Odysseus) and Zendaya (Athena) in The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan. The current benchmark was set by Canadian poet and Instagram sensation Rupi Kaur, whose books, such as 2015 hit Milk and Honey, generated £1.2m through NielsenIQ BookScan’s Total Consumer Market in 2017.The Nolan effect is also being felt in the US.
- ▪Bringing Homer to a new audience. … Matt Damon (Odysseus) and Zendaya (Athena) in The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan.
- ▪Photograph: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal PicturesView image in fullscreenBringing Homer to a new audience. … Matt Damon (Odysseus) and Zendaya (Athena) in The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan.
- ▪The current benchmark was set by Canadian poet and Instagram sensation Rupi Kaur, whose books, such as 2015 hit Milk and Honey, generated £1.2m through NielsenIQ BookScan’s Total Consumer Market in 2017.The Nolan effect is also being felt i
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Bringing Homer to a new audience. … Matt Damon (Odysseus) and Zendaya (Athena) in The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan. Photograph: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal PicturesView image in fullscreenBringing Homer to a new audience. … Matt Damon (Odysseus) and Zendaya (Athena) in The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan. Photograph: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal PicturesBooksChristopher Nolan’s The Odyssey gives UK poetry sales an epic boostPoetry sales surpassed £8m in the first 30 weeks of 2026 and are expected to reach a record high this year thanks to blockbuster adaptation of Homer’s 2,700-year-old poemEmma LoffhagenTue 4 Aug 2026 11.02 EDTLast modified on Tue 4 Aug 2026 11.03 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleUK poetry sales are on course to reach a record high this year, buoyed…
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