{"product_id":"tiberius-caesar-9782919820450","title":"Tiberius Caesar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA great work of literature \u003cem\u003eand \u003c\/em\u003ea profound reflection on state terror from a man who spent forty years fighting one.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTiberius Caesar--a free standing work in its own right--completes Bocheński's Notorious Roman Trilogy--probably the most important literary work to come out of Eastern Europe since World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the picaresque volume 1, Divine Julius (how to overthrow a republic in four easy steps) and the poetic volume 2, Naso the Poet (how, under tyranny, poetry can get you into trouble), comes volume three, Tiberius Caesar: a horrifying tale of the second emperor of Rome: the man who normalized political terror. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliant work of literature, with deeply moving passages of beautiful prose, many of which would stand as independent essays: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow the police state hires its executioners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhat it is like to read--perhaps better said: to work through--Tacitus in his original Latin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean evocative (and hilarious) description of a summer night on Capri in 1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean imaginary visit to a Roman bordello in AD 16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea moving scene of Cocceius Nerva reading Cicero's On the Laws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy the rich prose of writers like Kazuo Ishiguro or Orhan Pamuk, the style of this book will astonish and delight you..\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd if, in your pleasant and secure life in a Western, constitutional democracy you have grown complacent and bored with all the freedoms you take for granted--you should read this as a warning. Because you should be afraid. You should be very afraid. If you lose your democracy, this is what you will have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a very beautiful and a very important book. Don't miss it. Pick up your copy today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mondrala Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782919820450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d","brand":"Jacek Boche\u0026#324;ski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403503562933,"sku":"9782919820450","price":28.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e295a5d2-7c87-4e4a-871e-ad13802ab2b9.jpg?v=1774969456","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tiberius-caesar-9782919820450","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}