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Original Title:	Augustus
ISBN:	1400076730 (ISBN13: 9781400076734)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Cleopatra, Marcus Antonius, Augustus, Livia Drusilla, Tiberius, Gaius Maecenas, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Quintus Salvidienus Rufus, Julia the Elder, Irzia, Horace, Cicero, Octavia the Younger
Setting:	Roman Empire Rome(Italy) Italy
Literary Awards:	National Book Award for Fiction (Split award) (1973)

Augustus

John Williams

Paperback | Pages: 336 pages

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Title	:	Augustus
Author	:	John Williams
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 336 pages
Published	:	November 9th 2004 by Vintage (first published October 31st 1972)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Classics

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A brilliant and beautifully written novel in the tradition of Robert Graves, Augustus is a sweeping narrative that brings vividly to life a compelling cast of historical figures through their letters, dispatches, and memoirs.

A mere eighteen years of age when his uncle, Julius Caesar, is murdered, Octavius Caesar prematurely inherits rule of the Roman Republic. Surrounded by men who are jockeying for power–Cicero, Brutus, Cassius, and Mark Antony–young Octavius must work against the powerful Roman political machinations to claim his destiny as first Roman emperor. Sprung from meticulous research and the pen of a true poet, Augustus tells the story of one man’s dream to liberate a corrupt Rome from the fancy of the capriciously crooked and the wildly wealthy.

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Neither Stoner [1965] nor Augustus [1972] is any less or more achieved than the other; they are simply different works by a remarkable writer working at the very height of his powers. John McGahern, introduction to Augustus**********Where to begin? I guess the place to begin would be to explain why I read this book. I chose it because it was on our friend Teds TBR list. I sincerely wish that he had read it and that I in turn could have enjoyed one of his unique and entertaining reviews.I should

How to describe this painstakingly detailed, compellingly readable, simply complex, fictionalised biography, that explores the high price of duty, and is set in ancient times but is painfully relevant in 2017? Not like that. There are myriad perspectives: its like viewing the ancient world through a kaleidoscope or the facets of a gemstone. Or maybe its more like a hall of mirrors and windows, where youre barely sure which is which and what distortions there may be. Versailles, perhaps: another

And yet a third perfect book by this inimitable author who was working at the very height of his powers. I now know that I will never again come across a book such as this. I actually didnt want to finish it as I felt that I had to continue in this enthralling dream. What disturbs me, however, is the downside that when one has loved something/someone so much, those following, well to my mind anyway, will only be substitutes which in itself is rather a sad state of affairs.As I read this book I

While I enjoyed this book, I probably should have read it rather than listening to the audiobook, which was difficult to follow at times. The story was told in the form of letters and journal entries, and out of chronological order. It was hard telling exactly where you were in the life of Augustus without being able to refer back to the headings of the chapters, which gave the date and the name of the character who was writing. I'm not sure I would have been able to follow it at all if I hadn't

John Williams only wrote three books once he became a mature writerhis first he disownedand they're all excellent. Unfortunately, this book is the last of the three I've read. There's a peculiar sadness when you finish the last book by one of your favorite deceased authors, the usual morose feeling of leaving a world only compounded by the knowledge you'll never again hear that voice for the first time. Kind of a bummer.The first surprise of this book was John Williams ratcheting up the

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. -Luke 2:1 For some people, that may be as much as they know about Caesar Augustus. For others, not even familiar with the Bible, they may not even know that much. However, there is no record (aside from this mention by the Evangelist Luke in Scripture) of such a census, which does not mean it did/could not have happened, just that no record survives ... as of the writing of this review. A lot