by Philipp Vandenberg · Piemme · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788838410253
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«Le mura di Atene» is the historical novel by Philipp Vandenberg published by Piemme in paperback (335 pages, in Italian).
In 490 BC, after the Greek victory at Marathon, Daphne, a young captive from Lesbos, is handed over by the strategist Aristides to be educated as a hetaera. Becoming the most celebrated courtesan of Athens and loved by Themistocles, her story intersects with the Persian Wars, the politics of the city, and the Battle of Salamis.
Originally published in German as «Die Hetäre» (1984), this Italian edition translated by Daniele Idra belongs to the Piemme mini pocket collection.
For readers of historical fiction set in ancient Greece and fiction focused on the Persian Wars.
German writer, journalist and art historian
