The Persian boy.
Publisher: Longman
Published: 1972
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
Subjects: Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C. -- Fiction.; Kings and rulers -- Fiction.; Generals -- Fiction.; Eunuchs -- Fiction.; Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C. -- Fiction.
Description: Told through the eyes of Bagoas, a Persian slave boy who becomes confidant, advisor, and lover to Alexander. Bagoas remains faithful to Alexander through months of separation during the conquest of Greece, and stands by his side despite treacherous efforts to discredit and dethrone his King, through Alexander's 'relationship' with his boyhood companion Hephaistion, and his 'marriage of convenience' to Roxane.