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Born: 24 July 1978 · Age: 48
Madeline Miller is 48 years old as of October 2026. She was born on 24 July 1978.
American novelist who retold ancient Greek myths in the bestselling novels The Song of Achilles and Circe
Did you know?She spent ten years writing The Song of Achilles.
Madeline Miller retells ancient Greek myths for modern readers. She studied classics at Brown University. Her first novel tells the love story of Achilles and Patroclus. It won a major prize for women's fiction. Circe gave a voice to the witch from the Odyssey. Both books became huge bestsellers. A new generation found them through social media. Her books have been translated into dozens of languages around the world.
Madeline Miller (born July 24, 1978) is an American novelist, author of The Song of Achilles (2011) and Circe (2018). Miller spent ten years writing The Song of Achilles while she worked as a teacher of Latin and Greek.
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American novelist, born 1978
Madeline Miller was born in Boston on 24 July 1978.
Her debut novel The Song of Achilles won the Orange Prize in 2012.
Her second novel Circe came out in 2018.
She taught Latin and Greek to high school students.
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