The Praise Singer - Softcover
Set in sixth century Greece at the time of the Tyrants, the Persian Wars and a great flowering of the arts, this novel takes the form of Simonides' memoirs, written in retirement in Sicily. The author was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and she also wrote "The King Must Die".
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"[Renault's] historical novels . . . are among the finest ever written" (The Washington Post Book World)
"A song of praise, a work of love, a serene, deliberate book, full of wisdom, rich in character, incident and description" (Wall Street Journal)
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"A song of praise, a work of love, a serene, deliberate book, full of wisdom, rich in character, incident and description" (Wall Street Journal)
In a masterful novel that vividly recreates the world of Ancient Greece, Mary Renault tells the story of Simonides, an ugly boy destined to create beauty through his extraordinary poetic talent.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0140113002
- ISBN 13 9780140113006
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages304
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