Spartacus (Fast novel)

Spartacus
Cover of the first US hardcover edition
AuthorHoward Fast
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherHoward Fast / Blue Heron Press
Publication date
1951
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages363 pp
OCLC144801069

Spartacus is a 1951 historical novel by American writer Howard Fast. It is about the historic slave revolt led by Spartacus around 71 BC. The book inspired the 1960 film directed by Stanley Kubrick and the 2004 TV adaptation by Robert Dornhelm.