Imperium (Cicero Trilogy, 1)
by Robert Harris
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- 9781784756147
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London: Arrow, 2016. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition / full number line. Fine. Black remainder dot to bottom edge, otherwise As New. Not from a library. 490 pages.
When Tiro, the confidential secretary of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in motion a chain of events which will eventually propel his master into one of the most famous courtroom dramas in history. The stranger is a Sicilian, a victim of the island's corrupt Roman governor, Verres. The senator is Cicero, a brilliant young lawyer and spellbinding orator, determined to attain imperium - supreme power in the state. This is the starting-point of Robert Harris's most accomplished novel to date. Compellingly written in Tiro's voice, it takes us inside the violent, treacherous world of Roman politics, to describe how one man - clever, compassionate, devious, vulnerable - fought to reach the top.
When Tiro, the confidential secretary of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in motion a chain of events which will eventually propel his master into one of the most famous courtroom dramas in history. The stranger is a Sicilian, a victim of the island's corrupt Roman governor, Verres. The senator is Cicero, a brilliant young lawyer and spellbinding orator, determined to attain imperium - supreme power in the state. This is the starting-point of Robert Harris's most accomplished novel to date. Compellingly written in Tiro's voice, it takes us inside the violent, treacherous world of Roman politics, to describe how one man - clever, compassionate, devious, vulnerable - fought to reach the top.
Synopsis
Robert Harris is the author of four novels — Fatherland , Enigma , Archangel and Pompeii — all of which were number one bestsellers. His work has been translated into thirty-one languages. He was born in Nottingham in 1957 and is a graduate of Cambridge University. He worked as a reporter and in 2003 he was named Columnist of the Year in the British Press Awards. He lives near Hungerford in Berkshire with his wife and their four children.
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- Title
- Imperium (Cicero Trilogy, 1)
- Author
- Robert Harris
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1784756148
- ISBN 13
- 9781784756147
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2016
- Pages
- 490
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- fiction, historical, legal, political, Roman Empire, Rome
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Fiction; Europe;
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