Alexander the Great. Son of a Dream. Sands of Amon. Edges of the World

The idea of conquering the world is as old as the world itself. Fortunately, no one has managed to achieve it, but one of the great conquerors was close to its realization. Perhaps even closer than others who came after him. History has preserved for us his features, captured by the ancient Greek sculptor Lysippus, and written accounts of his deeds. Can we touch the distant past and imagine what Alexander was really like, the young king of small Macedonia, who in the 4th century BC contemplated uniting the peoples of the earth under his rule? Among the best biographies of the great commander since Plutarch, we can mention the trilogy by Valerio Massimo Manfredi (b. 1943), a renowned Italian historian, archaeologist, writer, screenwriter, and journalist, participant in the famous expedition "Anabasis." His novels about Alexander the Great have been translated into 36 languages and published in 55 countries. A creator of artistic works on historical themes, Manfredi has received prestigious awards such as the "Man of the Year" from the American Biographical Institute, the Hemingway Award, and the Bancarella Prize.