“Mary Norris’ love for all things Greek is palpable and infectious. She is a charming, insightful guide through both ancient and modern glories, and I expect her lush descriptions of the Greek countryside to provoke a tourism stampede.”

Madeline Miller

“As a reader, I would follow the writer Mary Norris wherever she goes, and I found myself enthralled by this wondrous journey through Greek myths and language and art. Norris brings everything into the glimmering light—most of all the beauty of words.”

David Grann

“Greek to Me, explores how everything that happens to us—whatever feels most achingly personal and individual—is encoded in myth. Poignant, antic, hilarious, Norris is the definition of wearing your learning lightly, and after a lifetime of Greek immersion, pouring beer libations and skinny-dipping in the waters of Aphrodite, her lessons slip down sweetly: This book is true ambrosia.”

Caroline Fraser

“I fell in love with Mary Norris’s first book, and am now even more in love with this charming, ribald, highly informed, and always funny excursion through the language, culture, and oddities of Greece and the Greek language. An adventure tale for intellectuals—and also for the rest of us.” 

Steve Martin

“Mary Norris, our master grammarian, proves that knowing the rules sets you free. Here she writes about Greek language, culture, and mythology with an untrammeled grace that’s a delight to read and, almost incidentally, a demonstration of high-level literary skill. Greek to Me is a book to dive into—a page-turning and wonderful achievement.”

Ian Frazier