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Amazon.com ReviewThe Golden Mean portrays lives that grow bigger as they unfold--in this case, two of the most notable lives ever lived, those of Alexander the Great and his tutor, Aristotle. In sharply executed, revealing dialogue, Lyon draws contrasts between the rational, sensitive Aristotle and the charming, dangerous Alexander, and we're reminded of another sense of the Golden Mean, the classical ideal of a balance between extremes. In this subtle, earthy story, we watch as the events of Aristotle’s life mold the ideas that made him famous, and watch those ideas in turn mold the prince of Macedon who would one day "open his mouth and swallow the whole world." Lyon draws the curtain back on the smoke-filled huts and palace chambers that shaped the lives of these two great men, whose mutual admiration and intellect transformed civilization. It’s historical fiction at its finest. --Juliet DisparteHilary Mantel Reviews The Golden MeanHilary Mantel is the author of ten novels, including The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, and the London Review of Books. She lives in England. Read her review of The Golden Mean:I think this quietly ambitious and beautifully achieved nov

Who reads The Golden Mean?

Author

Annabel Lyon

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307372840

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Philosophy

Rating

3.9 / 5 (128 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14