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After enduring an injury at Dunkirk during World War II, Laurie Odell is sent to a rural veterans’ hospital in England to convalesce There he befriends the young, bright Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly. As they find solace and companionship together in the idyllic surroundings of the hospital, their friendship blooms into a discreet, chaste romance. Then one day, Ralph Lanyon, a mentor from Laurie’s schoolboy days, suddenly reappears in Laurie’s life, and draws him into a tight-knit social circle of world-weary gay men. Laurie is forced to choose between the sweet ideals of innocence and the distinct pleasures of experience.

Originally published in the United States in 1959, The Charioteer is a bold, unapologetic portrayal of male homosexuality during World War II that stands with Gore Vidal’s The City and the Pillar and Christopher Isherwood’s Berlin Stories as a monumental work in gay literature..
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Antyllus of Tegea had everything—wealth, power and respect—until his son was killed defending Tegea against Sparta. Now Tegea is on the rise, but Antyllus can find pleasure in nothing—not even his magnificent racehorses. While all Tegea believes Antyllus’ chariot could bring Tegea an unprecedented Olympic victory, Antyllus knows that he lacks a driver capable of coaxing the best out of his team. More disturbing, Antyllus worries that Tegea’s victory over Sparta is being used by certain radicals to undermine the democratic constitution. The Strategos that won the decisive victory is a demagogue—and he wants to extend the franchise to landless men. Out of spontaneous pity, Antyllus purchases an abused quarry slave. The slave not only carries the seemingly prophetic name of “Philip”, (Lover of Horses) but has an uncanny affinity for horses as well. While Tegea slips into tyranny, Antyllus turns his back on politics and focuses his hopes and dreams on an Olympic Victory.

This is the story of a slave and a charioteer in Archaic Greece. Based on Ancient sources but using predominantly fictional characters, The Olympic Charioteer describes the events that led to the establishment of the first “non-aggression pact” in recorded history.

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Parfait exemple du luxe affiché par la haute société durant lAntiquité, le plat offert par Madame Monique Nordmann au Musée dart et dhistoire de Genève se distingue par son riche décor en relief. En argent massif, rehaussé à la feuille dor, lobjet pèse 3650 gr. Son médaillon central représente un aurige un conducteur de char - lors dune course dans le cirque. La frise qui se développe sur le rebord du plat est traitée avec un grand réalisme et fournit de précieux renseignements sur les méthodes de chasse pratiquées par les Anciens. Si latelier doù provient ce chef-doeuvre reste difficile à localiser, sa datation ne fait aucun doute : aux alentours de lan 300 de notre ère. «Laurige et les chasseurs» sadresse à tous les amateurs de lAntiquité. Les thèmes abordés sont illustrés en couleur par de somptueux objets provenant de toute lEurope et de la Méditerranée. Louvrage présente en grand format certains objets inédits, mais aussi une sélection de chefs doeuvres provenant des musées les plus prestigieux..
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