Spitama regards himself as a ''counter-historian,'' which is not a bad description of Gore Vidal, This is a long summary, but it is a very long novel, and an audacious one
Once again the incomparable Gore Vidal interprets and animates history -- this time in a panoramic tour of the 5th century B
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Kalki is a 1978 pre/post-apocalyptic novel by American author Gore Vidal
Creation: A Novel
The protagonist of Vidal's epic 1981 novel Creation is Cyrus Spitama, an Achaemenid Persian diplomat of the 5th century BC and grandson of Zoroaster who travels the known world 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
It has relatable characters, sure, but each is simply one
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
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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
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