Cover of The Hero and the Minotaur

The Hero and the Minotaur

  • 2005 first published
  • 144 pages
  • 2 editions

Robert Byrd and Jean Lipman's The Hero and the Minotaur (2005) is a mythic fiction novella. Readers will find themes of American Art, primitivism in art and heroes.

12 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list.

At about 144 pages, most readers finish it in 2–3 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • American Art
  • Minotaur, Greek mythology
  • Primitivism in art
  • Theseus, Greek mythology
  • Heroes
  • Children's fiction
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Fantasy fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote The Hero and the Minotaur?

The Hero and the Minotaur was written by Robert Byrd and Jean Lipman and first published in 2005.

What genre is The Hero and the Minotaur?

It is usually shelved as Myth & Legend Fiction.

How long is The Hero and the Minotaur?

The median edition has 144 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Hero and the Minotaur?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Tyrant's Tomb, The Book Of Three and The Last Olympian.

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