Anna of Byzantium (novel)

Anna of Byzantium

First edition cover
Author Tracy Barrett
Country United States
Language English
Genre Historical
Publisher Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Publication date
June 1999
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 224 p. (hardback edition) & 224 p. (paperback edition)
ISBN 0-385-32626-2 (hardback edition) & ISBN 0-440-41536-5 (paperback edition)
OCLC 40218766
LC Class PZ7.B275355 An 1999

Anna of Byzantium is a historical novel by Tracy Barrett originally published in 1998.

Plot introduction

The novel places Anna Comnena in the convent where she was exiled by her brother(John) and Byzantine emperor John II Comnenus after her failed attempt to poison him with stolen cough syrup. The story is told from Anna's point of view- looking back on previous events. Anna tells about her childhood, her family, and how her brother became the heir to the Byzantine throne. The book vividly describes the setting of the story and all the characters in it.

Plot summary

In the novel, the manuscript of the Alexiad, which Anna had worked upon in the library at Constantinople, is brought to her to continue at the convent, though in history, she did not start writing until she arrived at the convent.


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