Robert Harris Boeken

De Cicero-trilogie Imperium ; Lustrum ; Dictator Het monumentale drieluik over Marcus Cicero nu verzameld in één band

Een aquaduct-ingenieur, die kersvers uit Rome is overgekomen, beleeft de laatste vier dagen van Pompeji die eindigen met de vernietigende uitbarsting van de Vesuvius.

Een intrigerend spoor en een sensationeel verhaal. Dat ruikt de Britse historicus Fluke Kelso wanneer hij van een voormalig KGB-man bijzonderheden te horen krijgt over een tot dusver onbekend dagboek van Stalin. Wanneer zijn informant korte tijd later op beestachtige wijze wordt vermoord, weet Kelso dat hij niet de enige is die achter het document aanzit. Hoe kon het bestaan ervan tientallen jaren geheim blijven ? Waar ligt het boek verborgen ? En, het belangrijkste: wat staat erin ? Het spoor leidt Kelso, met in zijn kielzog een op nieuws beluste Amerikaanse journalist, naar het barre Noorden. Daar wacht hen een bizar welkom en een onvoorstelbare grande finale.

Two centuries after his death, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart continues to fascinate and mesmerize. In a witty and exuberant style befitting the subject, Robert Harris examines the essentials of the master's work, offering an engrossing narrative of his life and tragic death. Harris guides the reader effortlessly toward a new appreciation of Mozart's transcendent genius.

'Laws are silent in times of war.' Cicero There was a time when Cicero held Caesar's life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero's life is in ruins. Exiled, separated from his wife and children, his possessions confiscated, his life constantly in danger, Cicero is tormented by the knowledge that he has sacrificed power for the sake of his principles. His comeback requires wit, skill and courage - and for a brief and glorious period, the legendary orator is once more the supreme senator in Rome. But politics is never static and no statesman, however cunning, can safeguard against the ambition and corruption of others. Riveting and tumultuous, DICTATOR encompasses some of the most epic events in human history yet is also an intimate portrait of a brilliant, flawed, frequently fearful yet ultimately brave man - a hero for his time and for ours. This is an unforgettable tour de force from a master storyteller.

"This biography documents the amazing and controversial short life of Calixa Lavallée - the composer of "O Canada" - and the tumult of 19th-century North America. He was a composer, a performer, an entrepreneur, and an educator; played pop and classical music; and appeared in his quasi-colonial society, tragically, just ahead of his time."-- Provided by publisher

When Tiro, the confidential secretary of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in motion a chain of events which will eventually propel his master into one of the most famous courtroom dramas in histor

It was Rome, 63 BC. In a city on the brink of acquiring a vast empire, seven men are struggling for power - Cicero is consul; Caesar, his ruthless young rival; Pompey, the republic's greatest general; Crassus, its richest man; Cato, a political fanatic; Catilina, a psychopath; and, Clodius, an ambitious playboy.

IN THE HUNT FOR A SPY, HE EXPOSED A CONSPIRACY 'Seriously riveting . . . a testament to Robert Harris's storytelling power' The Times 'Taut and exciting' Guardian Paris, 1895: an army officer, Georges Picquart, watches a convicted spy, Alfred Dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of a baying crowd. Dreyfus is exiled for life to Devil's Island; Picquart is promoted to run the intelligence until that tracked him down. But when Picquart discovers that secrets are still being handed over to the Germans, he is forced to confront the dangerous truth that Dreyfus may be innocent. Soon Picquart is being drawn into a labyrinth of deceit and corruption that threatens not just his honour but his life . . . 'Menace and suspense twist tight in a narrative of tremendous tension' Sunday Times