{"product_id":"augustus-9781590178218-new","title":"Augustus","description":"WINNER OF THE 1973 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD \u003cbr\u003e By the Author of \u003ci\u003eStoner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e","brand":"NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":52574089969954,"sku":"9781590178218-new","price":17.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9781590178218.jpg?v=1789691719","url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/products\/augustus-9781590178218-new","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}