Alexander died near his friends and courtiers. Orgy and fear that is part of the event. Soon, several characters, occasional narrators, offer us their vision of this episode and its aftermath: a faithful soldier (who ends soon in fantastic creature), Persian princess who had a child of one of his generals loyal (since deceased) ... Between luxury and misery, terror and freedom, life and death or death and eternity, this novel takes us through several complex but possible paths. Starting from a historical fact Laurent Gaudé completes its work in the fantasy and poetry. A beautiful journey ...
