An edition of The Persian Boy
(1972)
El muchacho persa
by Mary Renault
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October 13, 2025 | History
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.
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Eunuchs, Fiction, Generals, History, Kings and rulers, Biographical fiction, Historischer Roman, Macedonian Expansion (Greece : 359-323 B.C.) fast (OCoLC)fst01353599, Kings, queens, rulers, Alexander, Fiction, general, Greece, fiction, LGBTQ historical fiction, Fiction, historical, Fiction, biographical, Fiction, romance, historical, Fiction, romance, historical, generalShowing 11 featured editions. View all 50 editions?
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