by Gisbert Haefs · Editora y Distribuidora Hispano Americana, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788435061544
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In the winter of 53 BC, daily life in Rome is shaken by factional struggles and political assassinations. While Caesar, protecting the borders of the empire in Gaul, increases his power and wealth, which is excessive in the eyes of the Senate. Cicero and other Roman politicians, determined to stop his career, force Quinto Aurelio, a former retired centurion, to spy on Caesar. Aurelio enlists as a cook, but soon regains his rank and Caesar's trust, becoming the chronicler of glorious moments such as the Gallic War, the Battle of Alesia, the defeat of Vercingetorix, the civil war with Pompey, the conquest of Egypt and his relationship with Cleopatra, until Caesar's rise to power and assassination.
This novel by Gisbert Haefs, with an irresistible rhythm and a perfect structure, offers an interesting reflection on human nature, power and its limits.
Gisbert Haefs is a German writer in several genres and translator. He has written historical novels such as Alexander, won both the Deutscher Science Fiction Preis and Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis in science fiction, and placed at the Deutscher Krimi Preis for crime fiction. As a translator he worked on a much criticized effort at translating works of Jorge Luis Borges into German.
