Phillip Elliott Parotti (born May 18, 1941) is an American fiction writer and educator. Parotti was born in

Silver City, New Mexico Silver City is a town in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat and the home of Western New Mexico University. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,315. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,704. History ...

, the son of Abramo Angelo Parotti, a college professor, and Jerry Ann (née Elliott), a pianist. He married Shirley Brewer in 1964.''Contemporary Authors'', Vol. 161 (Gale Research Co., 1998: ), p. 297. A former U.S. naval officer, Dr. Parotti was a literature professor at

Sam Houston State University Sam Houston State University (SHSU or Sam) is a public university in Huntsville, Texas. It was founded in 1879 and is the third-oldest public college or university in Texas. It is one of the first normal schools west of the Mississippi River and ...

in Huntsville, Texas, from 1972 until his retirement in 2004, and was the fiction editor of ''Texas Review'' from 1976-1984. Besides his novels, he has had short fiction published in a number of periodicals. His three mytho-historical novels, ''The Greek Generals Talk'', ''The Trojan Generals Talk'', and ''Fires in the Sky'', all relate to the

Trojan War In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology and has ...

, and have all been critically well received.

Selected bibliography

*''The Greek Generals Talk: Memoirs of the Trojan War'' (1986). Decades after the Trojan War, 12 lesser Greek generals tell their versions of events and comment on the actions of

Agamemnon In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (; grc-gre, Ἀγαμέμνων ''Agamémnōn'') was a king of Mycenae who commanded the Greeks during the Trojan War. He was the son, or grandson, of King Atreus and Queen Aerope, the brother of Menelaus, the husb ...

Achilles In Greek mythology, Achilles ( ) or Achilleus ( grc-gre, Ἀχιλλεύς) was a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all the Greek warriors, and the central character of Homer's ''Iliad''. He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus, k ...

Odysseus Odysseus ( ; grc-gre, Ὀδυσσεύς, Ὀδυσεύς, OdysseúsOdyseús, ), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses ( , ; lat, UlyssesUlixes), is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the ''Odyssey''. Odysse ...

and others. *''The Trojan Generals Talk: Memoirs of the Greek War'' (1988). In this deft sequel, 10 less-famous Trojan officers get their chance to tell their stories, and speak freely about Troy's major players, including

Hector In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...

Priam In Greek mythology, Priam (; grc-gre, Πρίαμος, ) was the legendary and last king of Troy during the Trojan War. He was the son of Laomedon. His many children included notable characters such as Hector, Paris, and Cassandra. Etymology Mo ...

, and Polydamas. *''Fires in the Sky'' (1990). This is the story of Dymas, a commoner who rises to high military rank in the years before the Trojan War. Parotti describes Troy as war-weakened and in no condition to withstand the determined Greek siege.

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Sources

*''Literature Resource Centre'', Sam Houston State University website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Parotti, Phillip 1941 births Living people United States Navy officers 20th-century American novelists American male novelists American historical novelists Cultural depictions of the Trojan War 20th-century American male writers People from Silver City, New Mexico