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‘Fascinating... Imperium masterfully dramatises issues not only
pertinent to a vanished world but to our own.’ -- Peter Kemp, Sunday Times
‘Genres ancient and modern have rarely been so skilfully
synthesised... Gripping and accomplished.’ -- Tom Holland, Guardian
‘Harris [is] a truly gifted, razor-sharp writer... Enormously
entertaining.’
-- Daily Telegraph
‘Harris’s best so far, rapid and compelling in narrative...
thoroughly researched but also, which is more important, thoroughly
imagined... Irresistible’ -- Allan Massie, Sunday Telegraph
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pertinent to a vanished world but to our own.’ -- Peter Kemp, Sunday Times
‘Genres ancient and modern have rarely been so skilfully
synthesised... Gripping and accomplished.’ -- Tom Holland, Guardian
‘Harris [is] a truly gifted, razor-sharp writer... Enormously
entertaining.’
-- Daily Telegraph
‘Harris’s best so far, rapid and compelling in narrative...
thoroughly researched but also, which is more important, thoroughly
imagined... Irresistible’ -- Allan Massie, Sunday Telegraph
Ancient Rome is the setting for the stunning new novel from Robert Harris, the number one bestselling author of Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel and Pompeii.
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- PublisherHutchinson
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0091800951
- ISBN 13 9780091800956
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages416
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