The Persian Boy by Mary Renault

424 pages first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional informative slow-paced
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"The Persian Boy tells the story of the climactic last seven years of Alexander the Great's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. Adbucted and gelded as a boy, Bagoas was sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia, but found freedom with A...

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