{"product_id":"9781590178218","title":"Augustus","description":"WINNER OF THE 1973 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD \u003cbr\u003e By the Author of \u003ci\u003eStoner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAugustus\u003c\/i\u003e, his third great novel, John Williams took  on an entirely new challenge, a historical narrative set in classical Rome, exploring the life of the founder of the Roman Empire. To tell the story, Williams turned to the epistolary novel, a genre that was new to him, transforming and transcending it just as he did the western in \u003ci\u003eButcher’s Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e and the campus novel in \u003ci\u003eStoner\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eAugustus\u003c\/i\u003e is the final triumph of a writer who has come to be recognized around the world as an American master.","brand":"John Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":50236563718501,"sku":"9781590178218","price":27.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/2651\/2997\/files\/BNCImageAPI_b61191b8-61ab-4c53-8f15-e5d43d977249.jpg?v=1778003821","url":"https:\/\/www.commonplaceingersoll.ca\/products\/9781590178218","provider":"Commonplace Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}