The Persian Boy is the second book Renault wrote about Alexander the Great, and the better book, I think. Abducted and gelded as a boy, Bagoas was sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia, but found freedom with Alexander after the Macedon army conquered his homeland. Their relationship sustains Alexander as he weathers assassination plots, the demands of two foreign wives, a sometimes …
Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for The Persian Boy by Mary Renault (2003-11-06) at Amazon.com. And it is, fundamentally, as true a story we can expect about a man who has been dead for almost three thousand years. Mrs. Renault, to all serious intent but commercial purposes, continues the fortunes of Alexander the Great (begun in Fire From Heaven, 1969) as seen through the eyes of Borgias, the young eunuch who became his lover and attendant. Mary Renault, whose books based on the history and legends of the Grecian age represented the highest aim of the historial novel - to give the reader a new insight into the past - …
Fire from Heaven takes you through Alexander’s childhood, through wonderful episodes like his meeting his lifelong friend Hephaistion and taming his best-beloved horse, Oxhead, up until the death of his father, Philip. The Persian Boy is a 1972 historical novel written by Mary Renault and narrated by Bagoas, a young Persian from an aristocratic family who is captured by his father's enemies, castrated, and sold as a slave to the king Darius III… The Persian Boy traces the last years of Alexander's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great #1), Mary Renault. 5.0 out of 5 starsAnother Great Work from Mary Renault Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2017 Wonderful book told from the perspective of a oft ignored historical character who may have known the great conqueror as well as anyone.
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Borgias' own story is told in the startling early chapters -- his father's atrocity death, castration, tutelage in the ""art"" of love making, and his series of masters … Abducted and gelded as a boy, Bagoas was sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia, but found freedom with Alexander after the Macedon army conquered his homeland. The Persian Boy traces the last years of Alexander’s life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. To the Editor: Nigel Nicolson mistakenly described the circumstances surrounding Bagoas' castration in his review of "Mary Renault: A Biography" by David Sweetman (June 27). Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. The Persian Boy is the central novel of Mary Renault’s trilogy on the life of Alexander the Great. 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. "The Persian Boy" is one of the best romantic novels ever written.
The Persian Boy traces the last years of Alexander's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. It is thrilling and exciting stuff from beginning to end.