Creation by Gore Vidal

Creation by Gore Vidal

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.

Our greatest living historical novelist* ANTHONY BURGESS *
An historical novel of awesome scope and scholarship. * OBSERVER *
Highly absorbing, rich in history, irony and erudition. * GUARDIAN *
Splendid, serene, magisterial. * SUNDAY TIMES *

Gore Vidal was at the centre of literary and intellectual life for half a century and wrote 'The Narratives of a Golden Age' series as well as countless bestsellers. He died on 31st July 2012.

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ISBN 13	9780349104751
ISBN 10	0349104751
Title	Creation
Author	Gore Vidal
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	1993-09-23
Number of pages	672
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