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Tells the story of the climactic last seven years of Alexander the Great's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. The relationship between the beautiful young eunuch and the great general's sustains Alexander as he survives assassination plots, the demands of two foreign wives, a mutinous army, and his own ferocious temper.
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The persian boy, Mary Renault
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- Title
- The persian boy
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Mary Renault
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 014003840X
- ISBN13
- 9780140038408
- Series
- Alexandria Trilogy
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Love, Military Fiction, Wars, LGBTQ+, English Literature, Ancient History, Homosexuality, Men, Biographical novels, Ancient Greece, Persia, Alexander the Great
- First published
- 1972
- Original title
- The Persian Boy
- Rating
- 4.2 out of 5
- Description
- Tells the story of the climactic last seven years of Alexander the Great's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. The relationship between the beautiful young eunuch and the great general's sustains Alexander as he survives assassination plots, the demands of two foreign wives, a mutinous army, and his own ferocious temper.