Char reviewed The mask of Apollo by Mary Renault
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5 stars
Reread this after many years, and loved it as much this time as before. Smile.
371 pages
English language
Published June 10, 1988 by Vintage Books.
The Mask of Apollo is a historical novel written by Mary Renault. Set in the ancient Greek world during the 4th century BC, the novel is written as the first-person narrative of a fictional character, Nikeratos (or 'Niko'), an actor. Throughout his professional life and his work in Syracuse and Athens, Nikeratos meets several historical characters and becomes a witness (and sometimes a marginal participant) in the political conflicts of Syracuse.
Reread this after many years, and loved it as much this time as before. Smile.