The Persian Boy A Novel of Alexander the Great: A Virago Modern Classic

The Modern Queen of the Ancient World

Georgiana C. aus Bonn am 04.09.2025
Bewertungsnummer: 2586127
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)

I am a big fan of Mary Renault’s historical fiction, but ‘The Persian Boy’ has to be her masterpiece. This isn’t just another book about Alexander the Great, this is THE book. We know about Alexander’s deeds from various historical sources, but his character is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Yet somehow, she manages to paint a vivid portrait of a man who inspired such awe that people followed him for ten years to the end of the known world. And, incredibly, Renault’s depiction of him matches his achievements perfectly. Things fall into place and suddenly everything makes sense and you get the feeling that you finally know the real Alexander such as his contemporaries did. I recommend this book wholeheartedly.

Lebendige Antike

Andrea Bollinger aus Basel am 10.07.2013
Bewertungsnummer: 816204
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)

Das zweite Buch in Mary Renaults gefeierter Alexander-Trilogie packt den Leser von der ersten bis zur letzten Zeile. Aus dem Blickwinkel von Bagoas, einem jungen persischen Eunuchen, "Kriegsbeute" des besiegten Perserkönigs, erleben wir die Feldzüge Alexanders mit. Selten war Geschichte lebendiger und mitreissender als in diesem Meisterwerk.