The Mask of Apollo

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The Mask of Apollo

First edition, 1966
Author	Mary Renault
Cover artist	Claire Williams
Language	English
Subject	Classical Mythology
Genre	Historical fiction
Publisher	Longmans, Green & Co, London; Pantheon, New York
Publication date	1966
Publication place	United Kingdom
Published in English	England 1966
Media type	Print
Pages	366
ISBN	978-0-09-946941-4 (Arrow paperback UK 2004 edition)
OCLC	59272575

The Mask of Apollo is a historical novel written by Mary Renault. Set in the ancient Greek world during the 4th century BC, the novel is written as the first-person narrative of a fictional character, Nikeratos (or 'Niko'), an actor. Throughout his professional life and his work in Syracuse and Athens, Nikeratos meets several historical characters and becomes a witness (and sometimes a marginal participant) in the political conflicts of Syracuse.