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The Persian Boy - A Novel of Alexander the Great: A Virago Modern Classic (Paperback): Mary Renault

The Persian Boy - A Novel of Alexander the Great: A Virago Modern Classic (Paperback)

Mary Renault; Introduction by Tom Holland

Series: Virago Modern Classics

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The Persian Boy traces the last years of Alexander's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. Abducted and gelded as a boy, Bagoas is sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia, but finds freedom with Alexander the Great after the Macedon army conquers his homeland. Their relationship sustains Alexander as he weathers assassination plots, the demands of two foreign wives, a sometimes mutinous army, and his own ferocious temper. After Alexander's mysterious death, we are left wondering if this Persian boy understood the great warrior and his ambitions better than anyone.

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Imprint:	Virago Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Virago Modern Classics
Release date:	August 2014
Authors:	Mary Renault
Introduction by:	Tom Holland
Dimensions:	198 x 126 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	475
ISBN-13:	978-1-84408-958-1
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction
LSN:	1-84408-958-4
Barcode:	9781844089581