by Mary Renault · Circulo De Lectores · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788422647447
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«El muchacho persa» is the historical novel by Mary Renault, published by Círculo de Lectores in paperback (510 pages, in Spanish).
Set in ancient Persia, the novel follows Bagoas, a young Persian eunuch who becomes the lover and confidant of Alexander the Great. Through his eyes, the reader witnesses the conqueror's campaigns, court conspiracies, and the tensions of an empire in the making, in a story about power, identity, and loyalty.
Second instalment of Mary Renault's «Alexander the Great» series, originally published as «The Persian Boy» in 1972. This edition includes a translation by María Antonia Menini and an introduction by Clara Janés.
For readers of historical and queer fiction, with an intimate view of Alexander the Great from the Persian court.
Eileen Mary Challans, known by her pen name Mary Renault, was a British writer best known for her historical novels set in ancient Greece.
