Harvard Club of San Francisco Reading Group: Augustus by John Williams
Read the book then bring your thoughts and perspective to a lively discussion.
San Francisco (location will be sent on Friday, December 1 to those who RSVP)
Free, but RSVP required
Sunday, December 3
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
John Williams re-creates the Roman Empire from the death of Julius Caesar to the last days of Augustus, the machinations of the court, the Senate, and the people, from the sickly boy to the sickly man who almost dies during expeditions to what would seem to be the ruthless ruler. He uses an epistolary format, and in the end all these voices, like a collage, meld together around the main character.
- Harold Augenbraum, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation
The finest historical novel ever written by an American.
- The Washington Post
Read the book then bring your thoughts and perspective to a lively discussion.
Registration required by November 30.
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