An edition of The dream of Scipio (2002)
The dream of Scipio
By Iain Pears
Publish Date
2002
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Language
eng
Pages
398
Description:
In The Dream of Scipio, "Pears's finest book yet" (The Boston Globe), the acclaimed author of An Instance of the Fingerpost intertwines three intellectual mysteries, three love stories—and three of the darkest moments in human history. United by a classical text called "The Dream of Scipio," three men struggle to find refuge for their hearts and minds from the madness that surrounds them...in the final days of the Roman Empire, in the grim years of the Black Death, and in the direst hours of World War II.
subjects: Black Death, Poets, Historical fiction, Jews, Open Library Staff Picks, Philosophy, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, Fiction, Black death, World War, 1939-1945, Intellectuals, Gauls, Antisemitism, Love stories, Fortune, Refuge (Humanitarian assistance), History, New York Times reviewed, Romance fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Jews, fiction
People: Levi ben Gershom (1288-1344)
Places: France, Provence, Provence (France)