An edition of Fire from heaven (1969)

Fire from heaven

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An edition of Fire from heaven (1969)

Fire from heaven

2nd Vintage Books ed.

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Fire from Heaven is a 1969 historical novel by Mary Renault about the childhood and youth of Alexander the Great. It reportedly was a major inspiration for the Oliver Stone film Alexander.

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Vintage Books
Language
English
Pages
375

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Subjects

Kings and rulers, Generals, Open Library Staff Picks, Fiction, History, Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C. -- Fiction., Alexander, the Great, Alexander, Macedonian Expansion (Greece : 359-323 B.C.) fast (OCoLC)fst01353599, Fiction, general, Philip II, King of Macedonia, 382-336 B.C. -- Fiction., Kings and rulers -- Fiction., Generals -- Fiction., Greece -- History -- Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C. -- Fiction., Macedonia -- History -- To 168 B.C. -- Fiction., LGBTQ novels, LGBTQ novels before Stonewall

People

Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C), Philip II King of Macedonia (382-336 B.C)

Places

Macedonia, Greece, Kings and rulers

Times

Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C., To 168 B.C.

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Cover of: Fire from Heaven : A Novel of Alexander the Great
Fire from Heaven : A Novel of Alexander the Great: a Virago Modern Classic
2014, Little, Brown Book Group Limited, Virago
in English
Cover of: Fire from heaven
Fire from heaven
2002, Vintage Books
in English - 2nd Vintage Books ed.
Cover of: Le feu du ciel
Le feu du ciel
1985, Julliard
in French
Cover of: Fire from heaven
Fire from heaven
1977, Vintage Books
in English
Cover of: Fire from heaven.
Fire from heaven.
1969, Pantheon Books
Hardcover in English

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New York
Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Library of Congress
PR6035.E55 F57 2002, PR6035.E55F57 2002, PZ3.R2913, PR6035.E55, PZ3.R2913 Fi, PR6035.E55 Fi

The Physical Object

Pagination
375 p. :
Number of pages
375

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3584654M
Internet Archive
firefromheaven00rena_460
ISBN 10
0375726829
LCCN
2002282848, 72098035
OCLC/WorldCat
48356
Library Thing
2529
Amazon ID (ASIN)
Goodreads
67697

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL3906359W

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