Creation
Gore Vidal
Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction
Creation
by Gore Vidal
—· 574 p· 1981
philosophicalreflectiveadventurous
Overview
About
Cyrus, a fifth century Persian, relates the story of his travels and encounters as an ambassador.
Pages
574
Vintage Books
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Historical Ambition10
Worldbuilding9
Prose9
Narration9
Political Philosophy9
Emotional depth6
Pacing6
Plot twists5
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