The Nature of Alexander
by:
Mary Renault (author)
The acclaimed biography of Alexander the Great.
The acclaimed biography of Alexander the Great.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780394738253 (039473825X)
Publish date: November 12th 1979
Publisher: Pantheon
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Academic,
Cultural,
Romance,
War,
Greece,
Glbt,
M M Romance,
Gay
Not a proper scientific biography of Alexander the Great, but written with all the knowledge and love for the subject that's so apparent in Renault's Alexander novels.
I recently read and enjoyed Mary Renault’s trilogy of novels about Alexander the Great (Fire from Heaven, The Persian Boy, and Funeral Games). I was curious to see her approach the topic from a nonfiction perspective. The Nature of Alexander is her biography of the Macedonian king who managed to con...