Ἀληθῶν Διηγημάτων Α-Β
aka Verae historiae I-II
A True Story
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Language
Year
c. 150
Country
Roman Empire
Genre
Novella / Light Novel / Graphic Novel
ancient world
graeco-roman
A True Story, also translated as True History, is a long novella or short novel written in the second century AD by the Syrian author Lucian of Samosata. The novel is a satire of outlandish tales that had been reported in ancient sources, particularly those that presented fantastic or mythical events as if they were true. It is Lucian's best-known work.Wikipedia →
One of Lucian's most famous works. A parody of travellers' tales. The narrator and his companions set out on a voyage and are lifted up by a giant waterspout and deposited on the Moon. There they find themselves embroiled in a full-scale war between the king of the Moon and the king of the Sun. On returning to Earth, the adventurers become trapped in a giant whale.
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