Dream of Scipio
Jun 2003 · Sold by Penguin
3.8star
5 reviews
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416
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In national bestseller The Dream of Scipio, acclaimed author Iain Pears intertwines three intellectual mysteries, three love stories, and three of the darkest moments in human history. United by a classical text called "The Dream of Scipio," three men struggle to find refuge for their hearts and minds from the madness that surrounds them in the final days of the Roman Empire, in the grim years of the Black Death, and in the direst hours of World War II. An ALA Booklist Editors' Choice.
Iain Pears's An Instance of the Fingerpost and The Portrait are also available from Riverhead Books.
Iain Pears's An Instance of the Fingerpost and The Portrait are also available from Riverhead Books.
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3.8
5 reviews
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June 25, 2011
Whereas Pears' mystery _An Instance of the Fingerpost_ was chock-full of historical detail, this book is brimming with lots of ideas - about power and how we can sometimes manage (or not) to influence fate. Downgrade to three stars only because I did not feel that this was as cohesive as _Instance_. The three paralell stories seemed a bit forced and I found it confusing at times. Nevertheless, Pears is unique among historical novelists.
Jack Manning
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May 22, 2018
This was forced upon me as a school project and it is far too deep and
meaningful. There is nothing enjoyable about reading this monstrosity.
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Spark Swain
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August 18, 2019
A wonderful book. Pears has woven a tapestry of three distinctly different centuries into a masterpiece of modern literature. This one was hard to put down. Pears is a master story teller.
About the author
Iain Pears was born in 1955. Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he has worked as a journalist, an art historian, and a television consultant in England, France, Italy, and the United States. He is the author of seven highly praised detective novels, a book of art history, and countless articles on artistic, financial, and historical subjects, as well as the international bestseller An Instance of the Fingerpost. He lives in Oxford, England.
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