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1 hour ago · United States
‘He left the world in ruins’: the author who defied the Taliban and burning tyres to tell Alexander the Great’s epic story
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 6 Nov 2026, 16:11 UTC. The headline in use is “‘He left the world in ruins’: the author who defied the Taliban and burning tyres to tell Alexander the Great’s epic story”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
He is the most powerful ruler ever – and his first biographer was crucified. What drew Edmund Richardson, winner of the £50,000 Baillie Gifford prize, to his short tumultuous life?
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