Creation

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Creation is a historical novel by Gore Vidal that follows a Persian diplomat in the 5th century BCE as he encounters major ancient civilizations and religious thinkers, exploring the origins of Eastern and Western philosophies.

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instanceOf historical novel ⓘ
author Gore Vidal ⓘ
centralTheme comparative religion ⓘ
cultural relativism ⓘ
nature of truth and history ⓘ
origins of Eastern and Western philosophies ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
depictsReligion Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Zoroastrianism ⓘ
early Greek philosophy ⓘ
exploresPhilosophicalTradition Eastern philosophy ⓘ
Western philosophy ⓘ
featuresHistoricalFigure Buddha ⓘ
linked to: Shakyamuni Buddha

Confucius ⓘ
Darius I ⓘ
linked to: Darius I of Persia

Pericles ⓘ
Socrates ⓘ
Xerxes I ⓘ
Zoroaster ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1981 ⓘ
followedByWork Lincoln ⓘ
followsWork Burr ⓘ
genre historical fiction ⓘ
philosophical novel ⓘ
hasAuthorNationality American ⓘ
hasForm novel ⓘ
hasMediaType print ⓘ
hasSubject ancient civilizations ⓘ
history ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
politics ⓘ
religious thought ⓘ
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature ⓘ
literarySeries Narratives of Empire ⓘ
mainCharacter Cyrus Spitama ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person narrative ⓘ
narrativeStructure retrospective memoir ⓘ
notableFor blending fictional memoir with historical events ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf Narratives of Empire ⓘ
protagonistOccupation Persian diplomat ⓘ
publisher Random House ⓘ
settingPlace China ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
India ⓘ
Persian Empire ⓘ
linked to: Achaemenid Empire
settingTime 5th century BCE ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire era ⓘ
linked to: Achaemenid Empire

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