

An edition of The Persian Boy (1972)
By Mary Renault
Publish Date
1972
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Language
eng
Pages
424
Description:
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.
subjects: Eunuchs, Fiction, Generals, History, Kings and rulers, Biographical fiction, Historischer Roman, Macedonian Expansion (Greece : 359-323 B.C.) fast (OCoLC)fst01353599, Kings, queens, rulers, Alexander, Fiction, general, Greece, fiction, LGBTQ historical fiction, Fiction, historical, Fiction, biographical, Fiction, romance, historical, Fiction, romance, historical, general
People: Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C), Alexander III King of Macedonia, Alexander the Great (356 B.C.-323 B.C)