by Robert Harris · Grijalbo Mondadori · tapa dura · ISBN 9788425338885
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«Pompeya» is the historical novel by Robert Harris, published by Grijalbo Mondadori in hardback (316 pages, in Spanish).
In AD 79, the aqueduct supplying water to the Bay of Naples begins to fail. Marcus Attilius Primus, a young Roman engineer, is sent to investigate. The eruption of Vesuvius approaches and Pompeii lives its last hours amid political intrigue and the unleashed force of nature.
Translation by Fernando Garí Puig of the original «Pompeii» (2003); part of the Grijalbo Historical Novel collection.
For readers of historical and suspense fiction, with a special interest in ancient Rome and the eruption of Vesuvius.
Robert Dennis Harris CBE is a British novelist and former journalist. Although he began his career in journalism and non-fiction, he is best known for his works of historical fiction. Beginning with the best-seller Fatherland, Harris focused on events surrounding the Second World War, followed by works set in ancient Rome. His later works are varied in settings but are mostly set after 1870.
