Augustus
by WILLIAMS, JOHN
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- Hardcover
- first
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John Williams (1922-1994) was born and raised in northeast Texas. He published two volumes of poetry and two other novels, Butcher's Crossing and Stoner . In the past year, Stoner has become an international best seller. Both novels are available from NYRB Classics. Daniel Mendelsohn is a translator, critic, memoirist, and classicist. He is the author of the international best seller, The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million , and his essay collection Waiting for the Barbarians (NYRB) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN Art of the Essay Award. He teaches at Bard College.
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- Title
- Augustus
- Author
- WILLIAMS, JOHN
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Allen Lane 1973
- Keywords
- modern first editions literature historical fiction novels John Williams ancient Rome
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