The Persian Boy

Description

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.

First Sentence

LEST ANYONE should suppose I am a son of nobody, sold off by some peasant father in a drought year, I may say our line is an old one, though it ends with me.

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Other Editions

• The Persian BoyMass Market PaperbackBantam Books1982-01-01
• The Persian boyLongman1972-01-01
• The Persian boy.Pantheon Books1972-01-01
• The Persian boyPantheon Books1972-01-01
• The Persian boy.Longman1972-01-01
• The Persian boyLongman1972-01-01