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| Author | Robert Harris |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | David Rintoul[1] |
| Language | English |
| Series | Cicero trilogy |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Hutchinson |
Publication date | 8 October 2015 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 384 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-09-175210-1 (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 922021399 |
| Preceded by | Lustrum |
Dictator is a historical novel by British author Robert Harris, published in 2015, which concludes his trilogy about the life of the Roman lawyer, politician and orator, Cicero (106–43 BC). Dictator follows the first novel Imperium (2006) and the second novel Lustrum (2009). It is both a biography of Cicero and a tapestry of Rome in the time of Pompey, Crassus, Cato, Caesar, Clodius and ultimately Octavian.[2]
In Harris's summary: "Thus Imperium describes the rise to power, Lustrum the years in power and Dictator the repercussions of power."[2] All three novels were adapted for the stage in 2017 by Mike Poulton.
- ^ "Dictator by Robert Harris". Penguin Random House Audio. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ a b Robert Harris (9 October 2015). "Robert Harris: why I write political fiction". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2015.