{"product_id":"augustus","title":"Augustus","description":"WINNER 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.\r","brand":"John Williams, Daniel Mendelsohn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44442712867052,"sku":"9781590178218","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781590178218.jpg?v=1708840304","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/augustus","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}