by Robert Harris · Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783453470132
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«Pompeji» is the historical novel by Robert Harris, published by Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH in paperback (378 pages, in German).
In AD 79, young engineer Marcus Attilius Primus arrives in Pompeii to take charge of the Aqua Augusta aqueduct, which begins to fail after the disappearance of his predecessor. His investigations uncover a web of corruption in the city, while signs point to a natural catastrophe from Vesuvius.
The work is the German translation of the English original «Pompeii» (2003), translated by Christel Wiemken.
For readers of historical and mystery fiction, with a special interest in Ancient Rome.
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.
