{"product_id":"augustus","title":"Augustus","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eAugustus\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJohn Williams\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781590178218\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eNYRB Classics\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2014\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReissue\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e336\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eWINNER OF THE 1973 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD \u003cbr\u003e By the Author of \u003ci\u003eStoner\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAugustus\u003c\/i\u003e, his third great novel, John Williams took on an entirely new challenge, a historical narrative set in classical Rome, exploring the life of the founder of the Roman Empire. To tell the story, Williams turned to the epistolary novel, a genre that was new to him, transforming and transcending it just as he did the western in \u003ci\u003eButcher's Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e and the campus novel in \u003ci\u003eStoner\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eAugustus\u003c\/i\u003e is the final triumph of a writer who has come to be recognized around the world as an American master.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"NYRB Classics","offers":[{"title":"Augustus | John Williams | Paperback | 9781590178218 | Used: Very Good | Fiction 1776705","offer_id":50760524890370,"sku":"1776705","price":37.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/A11SgKdgeQL.jpg?v=1792045213","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/augustus","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}