At 20, when his reign began, Alexander the Great was already a seasoned soldier and a complex man. Mary Renault explores the years that shaped him
Mary Renault
Mary Renault was born Eileen Mary Challans, in London. She was best known for her historical novels set in ancient Greece
In addition to fictional portrayals of Theseus, Socrates and Plato she wrote a non-fiction biography of Alexander the Great, The Nature of Alexander (1975). Fire from Heaven, her novel about Alexander the Great, was longlisted for the Lost Man Booker 2010.
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