The Persian boy - The Library of the Uncommons

Paperback, 424 pages

English language

Published Nov. 22, 2003 by Arrow.

ISBN:: 978-0-09-946348-1
OCLC Number:: 52829750

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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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5 stars

read this years ago and loved it. Reread it now and still love it. All about love and culture clash and ,,, oh,,,, Alexander.

Subjects

Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C. -- Fiction.
Kings and rulers -- Fiction.
Generals -- Fiction.
Eunuchs -- Fiction.
Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C. -- Fiction.