The Persian Boy

The Persian BoyBy: Mary Renault Series: The Alexander Trilogy It takes skill to depict, as Miss Renault has done, this half man, half Courtesan who is so deeply in love with the warrior.The Atlantic Monthly The Persian Boy traces the last years of Alexanders life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. 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.

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