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The King Must Die
by Renault,Mary
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394751043
- ISBN 13
- 9780394751047
- Seller
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STREETSVILLE, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Vintage, 1988 Book. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. Fictional reconstruction of Bronze Age Crete and Athens, based on the legends of Theseus..
Synopsis
The King Must Die is a 1958 Bildungsroman and historical novel by Mary Renault that traces the early life and adventures of Theseus, a hero in Greek mythology. Naturally, it is set in Ancient Greece: Troizen, Corinth, Eleusis, Athens, Knossos in Crete, and Naxos. Rather than retelling the myth, Renault constructs an archaeologically plausible story that might have developed into the myth.
Reviews
On May 3 2012, Wideangle_2000 said:
I first read the sequel to this book, and couldn't rest until I found the first one. It was more than worth the wait. Ms. Renault's vivid descriptive ability literally makes this book come to life. The characters are so real you can almost believe you know them personally and the tale is completely captivating. It blends a mythological story with pertinent known facts and creates a tale which could easily have been based on truth. Theseus is grown from a child to a young man with all his larger than life qualities and adventures in ancient Greece, with pathos and understanding. You will never want it to end. Beautiful! I have probably re-read it 40 or more times, and would recommend it to anyone without reservation.
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Details
- Bookseller
- KALAMOS BOOKS
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 041370
- Title
- The King Must Die
- Author
- Renault,Mary
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394751043
- ISBN 13
- 9780394751047
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- CRETE ATHENSTHESEUS ARIADNE MINOANCRETE ATHENS THESEUS MINOTAUR MINOAN KNOSSOS LABYRINTH
- Bookseller catalogs
- Greece in Fiction - Ancient; Theseus; Crete - Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
KALAMOS BOOKS
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STREETSVILLE, Ontario
About KALAMOS BOOKS
Kalamos Books specializes in Books about Greece (Ancient,Byzantine and particularly Modern Greece) and also books about the Balkans & Ottoman Turkey. As well there is a wide selection of Fiction including stories set in Greece, or by Greek authors, as well as historical novels. We can special order books from Greece and handle library purchase orders for books in Greek. In addition we have interesting travel books about other countries, and have some Canadiana and popular fiction.Ask about antique maps and prints and vintage postcards of Greece.
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