- Pompeji, Italien, Vulkaner, Fiction
Historical fiction about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD from the perspective of Marcus Attilius, an *aquarius* (hydraulic engineer) responsible for Aqua Augusta, the regional aqueduct.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and plot-driven.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Robert Harris
- First published
- 2003
- Pages
- 351
- Publisher
- Chivers Word for Word Audio Books, Random House, RH Audio
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780739341773
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“They left the aqueduct two hours before dawn, climbing by moonlight into the hills overlooking the port-six men in single file, the engineer leading.”
English author known for his novel "Fatherland" as well as a series of novels on ancient Rome and non-fiction books
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