Creation: A Novel

Creation: A Novel

A sweeping novel of politics, war, philosophy, and adventureâ€“in a restored edition, featuring never-before-published material from Gore Vidalâ€™s original manuscriptâ€“Creation offers a captivating grand tour of the ancient world.
Cyrus Spitama, grandson of the prophet Zoroaster and lifelong friend of Xerxes, spent most of his life as Persian ambassador for the great king Darius. He traveled to India, where he discussed nirvana with Buddha, and to the warring states of Cathay, where he learned of Tao from Master Li and fished on the riverbank with Confucius. Now blind and aged in Athensâ€“the Athens of Pericles, Sophocles, Thucydides, Herodotus, and Socratesâ€“Cyrus recounts his days as he strives to resolve the fundamental questions that have guided his lifeâ€™s journeys: how the universe was created, and why evil was created with good. In revisiting the fifth century b.c.â€“one of the most spectacular periods in historyâ€“Gore Vidal illuminates the ideas that have shaped civilizations for millennia.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780375727054
Color Tan
ReleaseDate 2002-08-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780375727054

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