This article is about the Mary Renault novel. For other uses, see Fire from Heaven (disambiguation).
Fire from Heaven
First edition, 1969
Author
Mary Renault
Cover artist
Karl Leabo
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Series
Alexander the Great
Genre
Historical novel
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Publication date
June 1969
Media type
Print (Hardback and Paperback)
Pages
375pp
ISBN
0-394-42492-1
Followed by
The Persian Boy
Fire from Heaven is a 1969 historical novel by Mary Renault about the childhood and youth of Alexander the Great. It reportedly was a major inspiration for the Oliver Stone film Alexander. The book was nominated for the "Lost Man Booker Prize" of 1970, "a contest delayed by 40 years because a reshuffling of the fledgeling competition's rules",[1] but lost out to Troubles by J. G. Farrell.[2]
^Hoyle, Ben (26 March 2010). "Author waits to hear if she has won lost Booker prize 40 years on". The Times. London.
^"'Lost Booker' for Irish writer JG Farrell". The Belfast Telegraph. Independent News and Media. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
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