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The Last of the Wine

by Mary Renault

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The Last of the Wine is Mary Renault's first novel set in ancient Greece, the setting that would become her most important arena. The novel was published in 1956 and is the second of her works to feature male homosexuality as a major theme. It was a bestseller within the gay community.

FictionGreece Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C.HistoryMale friendshipMenYoung menPeloponnesian War (Greece : 431-404 B.C.) fast (OCoLC)fst01353967Fiction, historicalGreece, fictionFriendship, fictionFiction, historical, generalLGBTQ historical fiction