Voetmann, Harald
Awake
- ISBN 13:
- 9780811230810
- author:
- Voetmann, Harald
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 112
- Dimensions:
- 20.3 x 13.5 x 1 centimetres (0.6
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
In this witty and engaging novel, Harald Voetmann brings to life one of history's most fascinating figures: Pliny the Elder. The story takes place in ancient Italy, where Pliny the Elder lies awake in his bed, dictating new chapters of his Natural History to his slave Diocles. Despite his imposing figure, Pliny is obsessed with being alive and making the most of every moment. As he navigates his civic duties and public readings, he finds joy in the simple things, like the common rose. When Pliny the Elder's life comes to an abrupt end at Mount Vesuvius, his nephew Pliny the Younger takes over as custodian of his life's work. Voetmann masterfully captures the contrast between the two Plinies, one who saw starlight and the other who only sees fireflies. This comic tale is a humorous exploration of one of history's great minds and the human body that housed him.
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