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Robert Laffont
EAN : 9782221193105
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 378
Size : 1 x 215 mm
The Birth of Emotion

Release date : 05/01/2017
An ancient saga set at the dawn of Democracy. Welcome to the world of the Spartans!
We are before Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. In Sparta, Carthas, a female citizen of the city and the widow of a great warrior, brings a son into the world named Aphranax, who suffers from an unusual disease. However, a Spartan child doesn’t belong to his parents, but rather to the... We are before Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. In Sparta, Carthas, a female citizen of the city and the widow of a great warrior, brings a son into the world named Aphranax, who suffers from an unusual disease. However, a Spartan child doesn’t belong to his parents, but rather to the State, who eliminates the weak. Fallen victim to maternal emotions forbidden among her people, the widow Carthas will transgress the law in order to save her son. Meanwhile, the world is changing: the Persians attack Greece, the city of Athens flees for Democracy, and the remaining free cities must unite to face the invaders. With the arrival of the second Greco-Persian war, the Oracles of Dephi, King Leonidas, politicians, soldiers, and citizens all tumble into a new era. Scholarly, funny, and poignant, this novel pulls the reader into the origins and values of Western civilization.
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EAN : 9782221193105
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 378
Size : 1 x 215 mm
Robert Laffont