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Persian Boy by Mary Renault (1988, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100394751019
ISBN-139780394751016
eBay Product ID (ePID)164767
Product Key Features
Book TitlePersian Boy
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1988
TopicGeneral, Biographical, Romance / Lgbt / Gay, Historical
GenreFiction
AuthorMary Renault
Book SeriesThe Alexander Trilogy Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight12.8 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN86-046179
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition18
Series Volume Number2
Dewey Decimal823.912
Synopsis"It takes skill to depict, as Miss Renault has done, this half-man, half Courtesan who is so deeply in love with the warrior."- The Atlantic Monthly 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 was sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia, but found freedom with Alexander after the Macedon army conquered 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., 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 was sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia, but found freedom with Alexander after the Macedon army conquered 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.
LC Classification NumberPR6035.E55P4 1988
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- Jan 29, 2022
Fictional Fact At Its Best
Unlike some authors setting out to impress or forge a story, Mary takes a route I find far superior in depth and perception.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 20, 2020
Not as advertized
This is NOT a paperback book rather appears to have been stolen fron a public library.Most of th library stamps have been marked out
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
