by Hubert Monteilhet · Tapa dura · ISBN 9782260003748
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«Neropolis» is the historical novel by Hubert Monteilhet, published by Julliard in 1984 (738 pages, in French).
Set in Nero's Rome, the novel depicts political intrigues, the exercise of power and daily life during the emperor's reign, with characters moving between the imperial court and the city. The original subtitle, «roman des temps néroniens», defines this portrait of the Roman world of the period.
The full title of the work in bibliographic records is «Néropolis: roman des temps néroniens».
Recommended for readers of historical novels interested in ancient Rome and the figure of Nero.
Hubert Monteilhet was a French writer of crime and historical fiction. His best-known novels are The Praying Mantises and Return from the Ashes which have been adapted into TV and motion pictures. His works are characterized by their literary sophistication and mordant wit while exploring moral and philosophical issues. He was called "one of the more eclectic and diversified dabblers in crime" and "the most literary of all the French crime novelists."
