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Born in london as eileen mary challans in 1905 and educated at the university of oxford, mary renault trained as a nurse at oxfords. This ebook features an illustrated biography of mary. Mary renault, a lesbian who wrote a number of novels with gay themes, was also a classicist and her later novels were set in ancient greece. Mary renault s book leaves the reader confused at its start. It treats a very sensitive topic in a really subtle way. A wwii soldier embarks on affairs with two very different men in a landmark novel that transcends categorizations the telegraph. The charioteer by renault, mary and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The charioteer san francisco public library overdrive. Most reprints after 1959 are based on the 1959 text although longman in the uk brought new issues of the 1953 text at least until the 1970s. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Its set during 1940, and was written in the early 1950s. The first edition of the novel was published in 1953, and was written by mary renault. The complicated romances of closeted gay men in england at the height of world war ii seems an unlikely subject, but renault endows the charioteer with such depth of perception that virtually any reader will be fascinated by her story of three young men who strive to reconcile the frequently opposing forces of sex, love, and personal integrity in their lives and relationships.
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