Before anything else, make sure to read the 2002 edition and not the original 1981. The author restored several chapters that the editor of the first version had cut and, in my opinion, are among the best. Creation is an epic historical novel noted for its ambitious scope and erudition. It indulges in, even feasts on, skepticism towards established historical accounts and provides an unusual critical view of Classical Athens from a Persian perspective.
Creation by Gore Vidal
Creation by Gore Vidal
Creation by Gore Vidal
Before anything else, make sure to read the 2002 edition and not the original 1981. The author restored several chapters that the editor of the first version had cut and, in my opinion, are among the best. Creation is an epic historical novel noted for its ambitious scope and erudition. It indulges in, even feasts on, skepticism towards established historical accounts and provides an unusual critical view of Classical Athens from a Persian perspective.