{"product_id":"augustus-john-williams-9781590178218","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1590178211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590178218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.80d","brand":"John Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052164018431,"sku":"9781590178218","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aa265d79-b719-4845-ba58-2effae5f1052.jpg?v=1685017303","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/augustus-john-williams-9781590178218","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}