Book Talk: Turow's 'Identical' gives modern twist to Greek myth
NEW YORK Thu Dec 12, 2013 4:07am EST  Related Topics  NEW YORK
(Reuters) - Best-selling author Scott Turow turned to Greek
mythology for his latest legal thriller, "Identical," which
centers on a contemporary Greek-American family and community
headed by a patriarch named Zeus.  The story is loosely based on
the myth of Castor, who is mortal, and his immortal brother
Pollux, the twin sons of the Greek god Zeus. It includes key
elements of Greek tragedy such as love, anger, devotion, deceit
and incest.  According to the myth, when Castor was killed his
surviving brother Pollux wanted to share his immortality with
him so they would not be separated. Zeus granted the wish and
the twins were transformed into the constellation Gemini.  In
"Identical" one twin, Cass Giannis, is serving a prison sentence
for a murder his brother Paul is sure he didn't commit. When
Paul runs for mayor, the brother of the murder victim embarks on
a television ad campaign