by Robert Harris · Pocket · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782266161305
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«Pompéi» is the historical novel by Robert Harris, published by Pocket in paperback (400 pages, in French).
Set in the Bay of Naples in AD 79, it follows Attilius, the new engineer in charge of the Aqua Augusta aqueduct, who investigates a fault and a strange smell of sulfur as Pompeii approaches its final hours. Amid political intrigues and a powerful enemy, the plot moves toward the eruption of Vesuvius.
Novel originally published as «Pompeii» in 2003; this French edition (Pocket, 2006) features a translation by Natalie Zimmermann.
For readers of historical fiction and suspense, interested in the Roman Empire and historical disasters narrated in detail.
Robert Dennis Harris CBE is a British novelist and former journalist. Although he began his career in journalism and non-fiction, he is best known for his works of historical fiction. Beginning with the best-seller Fatherland, Harris focused on events surrounding the Second World War, followed by works set in ancient Rome. His later works are varied in settings but are mostly set after 1870.
