Laws are silent in times of war. Cicero There was a time when Cicero held Caesar s life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero s life is in ruins. Exiled, separated from his wife and children, his possessions confiscated, his life constantly in danger, Cicero is tormented by the knowledge that he has sacrificed power for the sake of his principles. His comeback requires wit, skill and courage and for a brief and glorious period, the legendary orator is once more the supreme senator in Rome. But politics is never static and no statesman, however cunning, can safeguard against the ambition and corruption of others. Riveting and tumultuous, DICTATOR encompasses some of the most epic events in human history yet is also an intimate portrait of a brilliant, flawed, frequently fearful yet ultimately brave man a hero for his time and for ours. This is an unforgettable tour de force from a master storyteller.

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There was a time when Cicero held Caesar's life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero's life is in ruins. Cicero's comeback requires wit, skill and courage. And for a brief and glorious period, the legendary orator is once more the supreme senator in Rome. But politics is never static. And no statesman, however cunning, can safeguard against the ambition and corruption of others.

'The finest fictional treatment of Ancient Rome in the English language' The Scotsman



Vorwort
From the No. 1 bestselling author of Fatherland, An Officer and a Spy, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii and The Ghost.

Autorentext

Robert Harris is the author of fifteen bestselling novels: the Cicero Trilogy - Imperium, Lustrum and Dictator - Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, The Ghost, The Fear Index, An Officer and a Spy, which won four prizes including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, Conclave, Munich, The Second Sleep, V2 and Act of Oblivion. His work has been translated into forty languages and nine of his books have been adapted for cinema and television. He lives in West Berkshire with his wife, Gill Hornby.



Inhalt

    Titel
    Dictator
    Untertitel
    Unterstützte Lesegerätegruppen: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet
    EAN
    9781446409107
    ISBN
    978-1-4464-0910-7
    Format
    E-Book (epub)
    Veröffentlichung
    08.10.2015
    Digitaler Kopierschutz
    Adobe-DRM
    Dateigrösse
    3.38 MB
    Anzahl Seiten
    464
    Jahr
    2015
    Untertitel
    Englisch