Emily Wilson’s scathing review of Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey is going viral and is driving Audible sales of her translation up more than 600% across the US, UK and Canada.Wilson, who published her critique in the London Review of Books and spoke to National Public Radio’s “Fresh Air”, says Nolan flattens Odysseus’s motives, muddles the Gods’ role and limits depth for female and non-white characters despite strong performances.Joyce Carol Oates has defended Nolan on social media, arguing that adaptations and translations have different aims and turning the exchange into a wider debate about authority over classical narratives.