The Dream Of Scipio Paperback / softback
by Iain Pears
Paperback / softback
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Dark, erudite and like An Instance of the Fingerpost, utterly compelling, The Dream of Scipio confirms Iain Pears as one of Britain's most imaginative novelistsSet in Provence at three different critical moments of Western Civilisation - the collapse of the Roman Empire in the fifth century, the Black Death in the fourteenth, and the Second World War in the twentieth - The Dream of Scipio follows the fortunes of three men: Manlius Hippomanes, a Gallic aristocrat obsessed with the preservation of Roman civilisation, Olivier de Noyen, a poet, and Julien Barneuve, an intellectual who joins the Vichy government.
The story of each man is woven through the narrative, linked by the classical text that gives the book its title, and by each man's love for an extraordinary woman. ‘Irresistibly seizes the imagination’ Evening Standard
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:400 pages
- Publisher:Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date:03/04/2003
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- ISBN:9780099284581
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:400 pages
- Publisher:Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date:03/04/2003
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- ISBN:9780099284581