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Augustus

A Novel

by John Williams
language: english
Publisher: Vintage Publishing, February of 2003 ‧
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After the brutal murder of his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, Octavian, a shy and scholarly youth of nineteen, suddenly finds himself heir to the vast power of Rome. He is destined, despite vicious power struggles, bloody wars and family strife, to transform his realm and become the greatest ruler the western world had ever seen.

Augustus

A Novel

by John Williams

Property Description
ISBN: 9780099445081
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Release Date: February of 2003
Language: English
Dimensions: 130 x 201 x 20 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 352
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > Fiction
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780099445081

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

John Williams

Autor, editor e professor, John Edward Williams (1922-1994) escreveu quatro romances: Nothing but The Night (1948), Butcher’s Crossing (1960), Stoner (1965) e Augustus (1972), o último dos quais recebeu o National Book Award.
Neto de agricultores, foi criado no Texas e trabalhou em rádios e jornais, até se alistar na força aérea em 1942. Esteve destacado na Índia e na Birmânia até ao fim da Segunda Guerra mundial, período em que escreveu o seu primeiro romance.
Estudou na Universidade de Denver e concluiu o doutoramento em Literatura Inglesa na Universidade de Missouri. Regressaria a Denver, onde conciliou a actividade académica com a literatura, até se retirar em 1985.
Morreu em 1994, deixando um quinto romance inacabado.

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