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.
By:
Mary Renault 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 Publication Date:12 February 1988 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Mary Renault died in 1983.
Reviews for The Persian Boy
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