by Colleen McCullough · Planeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788408039990
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«La corona de hierba» is the historical novel by Colleen McCullough, published by Planeta in paperback (850 pages, in Spanish).
Set in Ancient Rome, it narrates the clash between Marius, a general who saved the Republic and was consul six times, and Sulla, his former lieutenant who aspires to power. Their enmity unleashes a struggle for Rome's survival against the Italic peoples and an Asian conqueror, amid battles, conspiracies, and personal ambitions.
Second installment of the Masters of Rome series, translated by Francisco Martín from the original The Grass Crown.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction interested in the Roman Republic and its civil wars.
Colleen McCullough was an Australian author. Raised in Sydney, she trained as a neurophysiologist and spent her early career working at hospitals and universities in Australia and overseas. In 1974, while working as a research assistant at the Yale School of Medicine, she published her first novel Tim. Her second novel, The Thorn Birds, was published in 1977 and became an international bestseller. It sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and was adapted into a successful television miniseries.
