Don winslow the cartel series7/7/2023 ![]() What’s more, Winslow said the trilogy is based on the ancient Greek epic “The Iliad,” with characters roughly corresponding to their ancient counterparts, although no one is fighting in the streets of Providence with spears and swords.ĭanny Ryan, the book’s protagonist, is Winslow’s version of Aeneas, a relatively minor character in “The Iliad.” And just as the beautiful Helen allegedly sparked the Trojan War, a gorgeous blonde named Pam, by way of Greenwich, Connecticut, and Watch Hill, inadvertently sets off the gang wars in “City on Fire.” (Winslow will neither confirm nor deny.) Roots in ancient Greek epic 'The Iliad' The fishing village of Gilead might well be Galilee. A bar perched over the ocean, called the Spindrift, reads a lot like South Kingstown's Ocean Mist. ![]() Winslow has even changed some place names in his native South County. ![]()
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