{"product_id":"the-nature-of-alexander-9780394738253","title":"The Nature of Alexander","description":"The acclaimed biography of Alexander the Great by Mary Renault, the author of \u003ci\u003eFire from Heaven \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Persian Boy, \u003c\/i\u003etwo best-selling novels about Alexander.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARY RENAULT\u003c\/b\u003e has written over a dozen novels, has had her work adapted for radio, stage, and screeen, and has been the subject of documentaries and biographies. She is as widely known for her forthright treatment of gay relationships as she is her historical restructions of ancient Greece. She was born in London and educated at Oxford. She then trained as a nurse, where she met her lifelong partner Julie Mullard. After during World War II, she and Mullard settled in South Africa and traveled considerably in Africa and Greece. It was at this time that she began writing her historical novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe King Must Die, The Last of the Wine, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Persian Boy\u003c\/i\u003e. The biography \u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Alexander \u003c\/i\u003eis one of her only non-fiction books. She died in Cape Town in 1983.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pantheon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674828280082,"sku":"9780394738253","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f989ad7f-6882-4b6d-bd44-41f24ba09425.jpg?v=1733866296","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-nature-of-alexander-9780394738253","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}