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1972•424 pages•Published•ITA•User Reviews

The Persian Boy

3.7/ 5
3 ratings

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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.

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EunuchsFictionGeneralsHistoryKings and rulersBiographical fictionHistorischer RomanMacedonian Expansion (Greece : 359-323 B.C.) fast (OCoLC)fst01353599Kings, queens, rulersAlexanderFiction, generalGreece, fiction

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Book Details

First Published

1972

Pages

424 pages

Rating

3.7 / 5

Ratings

3

Editions

50

Publisher

Sperling & Kupffer

Language

ITA, HEB, SPA

Status

Published

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