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| Author | John Williams |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | 1972 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 305 |
| ISBN | 0-670-14112-7 |
| OCLC | 513805 |
| 813/.5/4 | |
| LC Class | PZ3.W6744 Au PS3545.I5286 |
Augustus is an epistolary, historical fiction by John Williams published by Viking Press in 1972. It tells the story of Augustus, emperor of Rome, from his youth through old age. The book is divided into two parts, the beginning chronicling his rise to power, the latter describing his rule thereafter, and the familial problems faced choosing a successor.[1] Williams and Augustus shared the 1973 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction with John Barth and Chimera, the first time the award was split, and the only one of Williams's four novels to receive significant acclaim within his lifetime.[2]
After falling out of print the novel was re-issued in 2014 by NYRB Classics as part of their revival of Williams’s work.
- ^ Gray, John (29 August 2014). "The thinker's dictator: Emperor Augustus makes for Thrilling Fiction". Newstatesmen.com.
- ^ Mendelsohn, Daniel; Brown, Peter; Mendelsohn, Daniel; McGahern, John Williams, John (2014-08-14). "Hail Augustus! But Who Was He?". The New York Review of Books. ISSN 0028-7504. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
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