Creation

Vidal's historical novel set in the 5th century BC and narrated by Cyrus Spitama, son of a Persian prince and Greek sorceress, grandson of the prophet Zoroaster, and ambassador to the courts of India, China and Greece. Pericles, Thucydides, Sophocles and Confucius are among the book's characters.

Romanul istoric al lui Vidal plasat in secolul al V-lea i.Hr. si povestit de Cyrus Spitama, fiul unui print persan si al vrajitoarei grecesti, nepot al profetului Zoroastru si ambasador la curtile Indiei, Chinei si Greciei. Pericle, Tucidide, Sofocle si Confucius sunt printre personajele cartii.