Download or read book Greek Fiction written by Longus and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011-08-25 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A trio of tales offering an eye-opening alternative view of ancient Greece's literary culture. A fascinating counterpoint to the monumental epics of ancient Greece, Greek Fiction features three novelistic works written between the first and fourth centuries AD. Chariton's "Callirhoe"-perhaps the first novel ever written-is the stirring tale of two star-crossed lovers who are torn apart when Callirhoe is kidnapped and sold into slavery.