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WINNER OF THE 1973 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD By the Author of Stoner In Augustus , his third great novel, John Williams took on an entirely new challenge, a historical narrative set in classical Rome, exploring the life of the founder of the Roman Empire. To tell the story, Williams... Read Full Overview

Winner of the 1973 National Book Award, Augustus tells the story, through fictional letters, memoranda, and dispatches, of Octavian, the shy scholarly, youth who became Caesar Augustus.

A brilliant and beautifully written novel in the tradition of Robert Graves' I, Claudius, Augustus is a sweeping narrative that brings vividly to life a compelling cast of historical figures through their letters, dispatches, and memoirs.

A mere eighteen years of age... Read Full Overview

Winner of the 1973 National Book Award, Augustus tells the story, through fictional letters, memoranda, and dispatches, of Octavian, the shy scholarly, youth who became Caesar Augustus.

A brilliant and beautifully written novel in the tradition of Robert Graves' I, Claudius, Augustus is a sweeping narrative that brings vividly to life a compelling cast of historical figures through their letters, dispatches, and memoirs.

A mere eighteen years of age... Read Full Overview