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Alexander

Alexander( )
Author: Mann, Klaus
Foreword by: Cocteau, Jean
ISBN:978-1-84391-651-2
Publication Date:May 2017
Publisher:Hesperus Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $15.95
Book Description:

This historical fantasy, written by the son of the well-known German novelist Thomas Mann, takes Alexander the Great for its subject, charting his life and career, and examining his obsession with conquest and supremacy, regardless of its effects on his friends and lovers. Written in 1920s Germany in the aftermath of World War I, this timeless story can also be viewed as a fascinating study of power with highly political connotations. Alexander is a captivating early work...
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Book Details
Pages:204
Detailed Subjects: History / Ancient / Greece
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5 x 7.5 x 0.7 Inches
Book Weight:0.47 Pounds
Author Biography
Mann, Klaus (Author)
Born in Maisons-Lafitte, France, on July 5, 1889, Jean Cocteau was a poet, actor, film director, and playwright. Cocteau's first volume of verse, La Lampe d'Aladian, established him as an important contemporary writer.

During recuperation from an opium addiction, Cocteau produced some of his best-known work, including his first motion picture, Blood of a Poet, the play Orpheus, and the novel Les Enfants Terribles. Cocteau later published Difficulty of Being, a loose collection of autobiographical observations. Jean Cocteau died on October 11, 1963, at the age of 74.

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