Synopsis
Vidal's historical novel set in the 5th century BC and narrated by Cyrus Spitama, son of a Persian prince and Greek sorceress, grandson of the prophet Zoroaster, and ambassador to the courts of India, China and Greece. Pericles, Thucydides, Sophocles and Confucius are among the book's characters.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- ISBN: 9780349104751
- Number of pages: 672
- Dimensions: 200 x 160 x 35 mm
- Weight: 436g
- Languages: English