From the rear cover
Spartacus, a fictionalization of a slave revolt in ancient Rome in 71 B.C., is well known today partly because of the 1960 movie starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. It was originally published in 1951 by the author 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, has sold millions of copies, and has gone through nearly a hundred editions. The appearance of this title in the North Castle series brings back into print a book that many regard as a classic, and is enhanced with a new Introduction by the author.
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- Title Spartacus
- Author Howard Fast
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 372
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Routledge, Armonk, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1996-09-30
- ISBN 9781563245992 / 156324599X
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6.03 x 0.8 in (22.86 x 15.32 x 2.03 cm)
- Ages 18 to 18 years
- Grade levels 13 - 13
- Reading level 990
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- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Central Europe
- Cultural Region: Italy
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Biographical fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96015113
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- Booklist, 05/15/2003, Page 1639
- Library Journal, 02/01/1997, Page 112
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