Lustrum(novel)
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Robert Harris. |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Cicero trilogy |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Hutchinson |
Publication date | 8 October 2009 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 464 pp (first edition hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-09-180100-1(first edition hardback) |
| OCLC | 441126456 |
| Preceded by | Imperium |
| Followed by | Dictator |
Lustrum(US:Conspirata;2009) is a historical novel by British authorRobert Harris.It is the sequel toImperiumand the middle volume of a trilogy about the life ofCicero(106–43 BC). For its 2010 release in the United States and Italy, it was retitledConspirata.
The book continues in the format of the first novel, with the story told in the first-person from the point of view of Cicero's secretaryTiro.It follows on immediately fromImperium,starting with the beginning of Cicero's consulship and ending with his exile as a result of the enmity ofClodius.
The novel was shortlisted for the 2010Walter Scott Prize.[1][2]It and the other novels in the trilogy were alsoadapted for the stagein 2017 byMike Poulton.
References[edit]
- ^"Mantel's Wolf Hall wins inaugural Walter Scott Prize for historical novels",Scotsman.com, 20 June 2010
- ^"Booker rivals clash again on Walter Scott prize shortlist",The Guardian,2 Apr 2010
External links[edit]
- Lustrumat the Internet Book List
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