{"product_id":"tiberius-caesar-paperback","title":"Tiberius Caesar - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJacek Bocheński\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Pinch\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA great work of literature \u003cem\u003eand \u003c\/em\u003ea profound reflection on state terror from a man who spent forty years fighting one.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTiberius Caesar--a free standing work in its own right--completes Bocheński's Notorious Roman Trilogy--probably the most important literary work to come out of Eastern Europe since World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the picaresque volume 1, Divine Julius (how to overthrow a republic in four easy steps) and the poetic volume 2, Naso the Poet (how, under tyranny, poetry can get you into trouble), comes volume three, Tiberius Caesar: a horrifying tale of the second emperor of Rome: the man who normalized political terror. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliant work of literature, with deeply moving passages of beautiful prose, many of which would stand as independent essays: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow the police state hires its executioners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhat it is like to read--perhaps better said: to work through--Tacitus in his original Latin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean evocative (and hilarious) description of a summer night on Capri in 1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean imaginary visit to a Roman bordello in AD 16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea moving scene of Cocceius Nerva reading Cicero's On the Laws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy the rich prose of writers like Kazuo Ishiguro or Orhan Pamuk, the style of this book will astonish and delight you..\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd if, in your pleasant and secure life in a Western, constitutional democracy you have grown complacent and bored with all the freedoms you take for granted--you should read this as a warning. Because you should be afraid. You should be very afraid. If you lose your democracy, this is what you will have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a very beautiful and a very important book. Don't miss it. Pick up your copy today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48264883372281,"sku":"9782919820450","price":35.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Nu2kz3j87c9782919820450.webp?v=1775766194","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/tiberius-caesar-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}