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The Persian Boy

Mary Renault

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English
Vintage Books
12 February 1988
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.
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Imprint:   Vintage Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Height: 201mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 24mm
Weight:   340g
ISBN:   9780394751016
ISBN 10:   0394751019
Series:   The Alexander Trilogy
Pages:   432
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mary Renault died in 1983.

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It takes skill to depict, as Renault has done, this half-man, half-courtesan who is so deeply in love with the warrior . The Atlanic Monthly


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