Dream of Scipio

In national bestseller The Dream of Scipio, acclaimed author Iain Pears intertwines three intellectual mysteries, three love stories, and three of the darkest moments in human history. United by a classical text called "The Dream of Scipio," three men struggle to find refuge for their hearts and minds from the madness that surrounds them in the final days of the Roman Empire, in the grim years of the Black Death, and in the direst hours of World War II. An ALA Booklist Editors' Choice.

Iain Pears's An Instance of the Fingerpost and The Portrait are also available from Riverhead Books.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 06/03/2003
ISBN: 9781573229869
Pages: 416
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.06w x 0.90d

Review Citations: New York Times 07/27/2003 pg. 16
Kliatt 09/01/2003 pg. 20