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Cargando... Dictator: A novel (Ancient Rome Trilogy) (edición 2016)por Robert Harris (Autor)
Información de la obraDictator por Robert Harris
  
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 "Yet the real triumph of “Dictator” is how successfully it channels what is perhaps the supreme fascination of ancient Rome: the degree to which it is at once eerily like our own world and yet profoundly alien." "Harris has written smart, gripping thrillers with settings as varied as England during World War II (Enigma, 1995) and the contemporary world of international finance (The Fear Index, 2012), but his Cicero novels are more akin to Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall in their subjects—men of towering intellect and humanity—and in their visceral evocation of history." "Yet its gripping dramas and powerful themes—the fragility of democracy and the fallibility of human beings among them—richly illuminate the conflicts of its era and our own." "Harris's version of the events preceding Caesar's assassination is persuasively realised, and he renders the terrifying uncertainty of its aftermath with such skill that the ensuing betrayal and destruction of the Roman Republic can almost draw a tear."  "But Dictator is perhaps the least successful book of the trilogy, for reasons which are largely outside Harris’s control." Pertenece a las seriesCicero (3)
"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" -- No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Tiro is an excellent narrator, telling what he was, sometimes telling what he thinks. The story opens as Cicero and Tiro are banished from Rome and sent on exile. Politics changes, however, and he is soon welcomed back.
Rome is ruled by three men including Pompey and Julius Caesar who is slowly but surely gaining control. As a result, he is publicly murdered by Brutus. Civil War ensues. Marc Anthony takes over, but he assasinating one dictator leading the way for another. Soon, Caesar's adopted son, Octavian, although only 18 becomes a player fighting against Anthony.
The book is readable, interesting, and includes a list of characters which is so helpful. Learned more about Rome than what I learned in school for sure. Will look for the other books in this series. (