Persia

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AN UNUSUAL BOOK

In the acclaimed tradition of Norman Mailer's Ancient Evenings and Mika Waltari's Sinhue the Egyptian, Napp Alva has conjured up a vision of yonder times through a skillful mixture of historical fact and reconstructive fiction.

Now, for the first time ever, a book has been printed which fully covers that amazing civilization, the mighty Persian Empire. The history and novel begin with the foundation of this Asiatic power and culminate with its spectacular apogee.

With profound erudition of the historical events he narrates, the author aptly turns to his own ingenuity when sources are scarce, obscure or contradictory, thus providing total satisfaction and a thorough understanding of the era and its eminent leaders. Napp Alva brightly tells the story of this dramatic and splendorous epoch in an agreeable and instructive manner.

The reader will feel as if taken by the hand to Persepolis to visit the Great King Darius's sumptuous palace and to follow the suspenseful pursuit of Princess Roxana by her enraged former bodyguard. Fascinated, and now transformed into a happy visitant, the reader will then admire the idyllic Hanging Gardens of Babylon, see the prophet Daniel conspiring on behalf of his people at the junction of Zababa and Enil street, and enjoy the lively night of Belshaz ‘zar feast. Afterwards, in Egypt, as a special guest, the reader will hear the Pharaoh speak of the esoteric powers of the Great Pyramids and witness the astute stratego Miltiades as he leads his resolute hoplites in the emotional Battle at Marathon, an event that altered the destiny of Mankind...

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