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Spartacus

By: Dell Publishing

Type: Novel - Softcover

Product Line: Historical Novels (Dell Publishing)

Last Stocked on 6/19/2024

Product Info

Title
Spartacus
Publisher
Category
Sub-category
Author
Howard Fast
Publish Year
1979
Pages
314
Dimensions
4.25x7x1"
NKG Part #
2147844052
Type
Novel - Softcover

Description

Spartacus, a fictionalization of a slave revolt in ancient Rome in 71 BC, is well known today because of the 1960 movie starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. It was originally published in 1951 by Fast himself, after being turned down by every mainstream publisher of the day because of Fast's blacklisting for his Communist Party sympathies. The story of Spartacus, born a slave, trained as a gladiator, who led a slave revolt that was eventually put down by Crassus, was immensely popular, and went on to sell millions of copies. The reprinting of this title in the North Castle series brings back into print a book that many regard as a classic.