by Gore Vidal · El Pais · tapa dura · ISBN 9788498152081
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«Juliano el Apóstata» is the historical novel by Gore Vidal, published by El País in hardcover (589 pages, in Spanish).
Gore Vidal recreates the life of the Roman emperor Julian, who in the fourth century survived the death of his relatives, received a Christian education and was initiated into the cult of Mithras before acceding to the throne. His project to restore Hellenism against Christianity and his defense of freedom of worship mark an era of transformation of the Empire.
The novel was originally published as «Julian» in 1964; this 2005 edition is part of El País's Historical Novel Collection (no. 4) and includes a translation by Eduardo Masullo.
For readers of historical fiction about the late Roman Empire, the conflict between paganism and Christianity and the figure of the emperor Julian.
Eugene Luther Gore Vidal was an American writer and public intellectual known for his cynical epigrammatic wit. His novels and essays criticized the social and sexual norms he perceived as driving American life. Vidal was heavily involved in politics, and unsuccessfully sought office twice as a Democratic Party candidate, first in 1960 to the United States House of Representatives, and later in 1982 to the United States Senate.
