The Wreckage of Agathon by John Gardner
The Wreckage of Agathon

John Gardner

The Wreckage of Agathon

John Gardner with Michael Butler Murray

279 pages first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction historical philosophy reflective medium-paced
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Laid to waste by drink, Agathon, a seer, is a shell of a man. He sits imprisoned with his apprentice, Peeker, for his presumed involvement in a rebellion against the Spartan tyrant Lykourgos. Confined to a cell, the men produce extraordinary writi...

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