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The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great 2) by Renault, Mary is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great 2) about?
GENERAL & LITERARY FICTION. The Persian Boy traces the last years of Alexander's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. Abducted and gelded as a boy, Bagoas is sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia, but finds freedom with Alexander the Great after the Macedon army conquers his homeland. Their relationship sustains Alexander as he weathers assassination plots, the demands of two foreign wives, a sometimes mutinous army, and his own ferocious temper. After Alexander's mysterious death, we are left wondering if this Persian boy understood the great warrior and his ambitions better than anyone
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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Renault, Mary
- Publisher
- Virago Press Ltd
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781844089581
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance
- Rating
- 4.18 / 5 (27 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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