The Persian boy.

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Mary Renault: The Persian boy. (1972, Longman)

410 pages

English language

Published April 9, 1972 by Longman.

ISBN:
978-0-582-10542-3
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Historical novel set in the time of Alexander the Great.

This novel tells the story of the climactic last seven years of Alexander the Great's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas, a eunoch who was sold to King Darius of Persia, but found freedom with the great general, sustaining Alexander through mutiny, assassination attempts and two wives.

16 editions

Subjects

  • Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C. -- Fiction.
  • Kings and rulers -- Fiction.
  • Generals -- Fiction.
  • Eunuchs -- Fiction.
  • Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C. -- Fiction.