The Last of the Wine - Couverture souple

Renault, Mary

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0375726810 ISBN 13 : 9780375726811

Editeur : Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2001

Synopsis

In The Last of the Wine, two young Athenians, Alexias and Lysis, compete in the palaestra, journey to the Olympic games, fight in the wars against Sparta, and study under Socrates. As their relationship develops, Renault expertly conveys Greek culture, showing the impact of this supreme philosopher whose influence spans epochs.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mary Renault wrote more than 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 well as 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 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 nonfiction books. She died in Cape Town in 1983.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0375726810
• ISBN 13: 9780375726811
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible