The Nature of Alexander

The Nature of Alexander - Paperback

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The Nature of Alexander
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The Nature of Alexander - Paperback

The Nature of Alexander - Paperback

by Mary Renault
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by Mary Renault (Author)

The acclaimed biography of Alexander the Great by Mary Renault, the author of Fire from Heaven and The Persian Boy, two best-selling novels about Alexander.

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The acclaimed biography of Alexander the Great.

Author Biography

MARY RENAULT has written over a dozen novels, has had her work adapted for radio, stage, and screeen, and has been the subject of documentaries and biographies. She is as widely known for her forthright treatment of gay relationships as she is her historical restructions of ancient Greece. She was born in London and educated at Oxford. She then trained as a nurse, where she met her lifelong partner Julie Mullard. After during World War II, she and Mullard settled in South Africa and traveled considerably in Africa and Greece. It was at this time that she began writing her historical novels, including The King Must Die, The Last of the Wine, and The Persian Boy. The biography The Nature of Alexander is one of her only non-fiction books. She died in Cape Town in 1983.

Number of Pages: 288
Dimensions: 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN
Publication Date: November 12, 1979
ISBN9780394738253
Author Mary Renault
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
GenreBiography and History
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 1979
LanguageENG- English
Pages288
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Mary Renault was born in London and educated at Oxford. She then trained for three years as a nurse, and wrote her first published novel, Promise of Love. Her next three novels were written while serving in WWII. After the war, she settled in South Africa and traveled considerably in Africa and Greece. It was at this time that she began writing her brilliant historical reconstructions of ancient Greece, including The King Must Die, The Last of the Wine, and The Persian Boy. She died in Cape Town in 1983.

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