An Elephant for Aristotle

An Elephant for Aristotle

What finer way for Alexander the Great to honor his old tutor Aristotle than to send him an actual Indian elephant.<br /><br />After capturing a magnificent specimen from an Indian ruler, Alexander tasks Leon of Atrax, a cavalry commander, to deliver the animal to Aristotle in Athens.<br /><br />Leon leads a motley crew of companions (and the elephant) from India to Greece, and in the process encounter all sorts of dangers and adventures while completing the long and arduous journey.<br /><br />“An amazing narrative vehicle for the display of ... a fairly complete composite of the life and times of which the author writes.”—The Chicago Daily Tribune<br /><br />"By hybridizing a Middle-Eastern travelogue with an Alexandrine comedy of manners, the author has produced a specimen only slightly less rare then elephants in Westchester–to wit, a historical novel with a sense of humor.”—The New York Times<br /><br />“Engaging new novel.”—The Washington Post