A collection of Greek fiction written between the first and fourth
centuries AD
'Callirhoe' is the stirring tale of star-crossed lovers Chaereas and
Callirhoe, torn apart when she is kidnapped and sold as a slave, while
'Daphnis and Chloe' tells of a boy and girl abandoned at birth, who grow
up to fall in love and battle pirates. Greek Fiction - also containing
'Letters of Chion', an early thriller about tyranny and a political
assassination - is a fascinating glimpse into an alternative view of
Ancient Greece's literary culture.
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