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The Persian Boyby Mary Renault
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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. Review:"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 Synopsis:Follows the career of Alexander the Great through the eyes of his lover and servant, the slave Bagoas, from Alexander's victory over the Persians to his death. About the AuthorRenault was born in London, she attended Oxford, then trained for a nurse. After the war she settled in South Africa. Mary Renault died in 1983. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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