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Ebook Details: Original title: Creation: A Novel 592 pages Publisher: Vintage; 7/28/02 edition (August 27, 2002) Language: English ISBN-10: 0375727051 ISBN-13: 978-0375727054 Product Dimensions:5.2 x 1.3 x 8 inches File Format: PDF File Size: 17441 kB Description: 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.Cyrus Spitama, grandson of the prophet Zoroaster and lifelong friend of Xerxes, spent most of his life as Persian ambassador... Review: This book is oriented more around exploring the settings and characters Cyrus Spitama encounters on his travels. The core philosophical themes were interesting and Vidal has convincing renderings of historical figures who are often defined more by myth than historical record. It compares favorably with Julian and shares some of its unreliable narrator... 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