Cyrus Spitama, aged Persian ambassador to Athens, recounts his official and personal journeys throughout the world of the fifth century B.C. and his encounters with the Buddha, Confucius, Socrates, and other great men of an extraordinary century.
The incomparable Gore Vidal interprets and animates history--this time in a panoramic tour of the 5th century B.C.--and embellishes it with his own ironic humor, brilliant insights and piercing observations. Includes a new Preface by the author. Copyright ? Libri GmbH. All rights...
A sweeping novel of politics, war, philosophy, and adventure--in a restored edition, featuring never-before-published material from Gore Vidal's original manuscript--Creation offers a captivating grand tour of the ancient world. Cyrus Spitama, grandson of the...
A sweeping novel of politics, war, philosophy, and adventure-in a restored edition, featuring never-before-published material from Gore Vidal's original manuscript- Creation offers a captivating grand tour of the ancient world. Cyrus Spitama, grandson of the prophet Zoroaster...
A sweeping novel of politics, war, philosophy, and adventure--in a restored edition, featuring never-before-published material from Gore Vidal's original manuscript--Creation offers a captivating grand tour of the ancient world. Cyrus Spitama, grandson of the...