The Wreckage of Agathon

Laid to waste by drink, Agathon, a seer, is a shell of a man. He sits imprisoned with his apprentice, Peeker, for his presumed involvement in a rebellion against the Spartan tyrant Lykourgos. Confined to a cell, the men produce extraordinary writings that illustrate the stories of their lives and give witness to Agathon's deterioration and the growth of Peeker from a bashful young apprentice to a self-assured and passionate seer. Captivating and imaginative, The Wreckage of Agathon is a tribute to author John Gardner's passion for ancient storytelling and those universal themes that span the course of all human civilization.

• Author
• John Gardner

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 279

• Publisher
• Ballantine Books (NY)

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780345224729

• Characters
• Agathon, Peeker

• Settings
• Greece

• Genres
• fiction, novels, philosophy, american, literature, historical, greece

• Release date
• 1974