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Threshold of Fire
Threshold of Fire

Threshold of Fire

A Novel of Fifth-Century Rome

By Hella S. Haasse, Translated by Jordan Miller, Translated by Nini Blinstrub

FICTION

255 Pages, 4.5 x 7

Formats: Trade Paper, Mobipocket, EPUB, PDF

Trade Paper, $18.99 (US $18.99) (CA $25.99)

Publication Date: August 2005

ISBN 9780897334266

Rights: WOR

Chicago Review Press (Aug 2005)
Academy Chicago Publishers

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Overview

It is 414 A.D. and the once-powerful Roman Empire is in its death throes—split between East and West, menaced by barbarian hordes almost literally at its gates. The Emperor Honorious cowers in the marsh-bound city of Ravenna, where he has moved the government. There is the Prefect Hadrian, a powerful official and fanatical Christian convert; Marcus Anicius, the pagan aristocrat who is clinging to a dyping past, and the Jew Eliezar ben Elijah, hemmed in by his own traditions and burdened by his dark vision of the future.

Reviews

"Rich in psychological and historical detail, with both the characters and ancient Rome vibrantly alive: a subtle, quiet tale eloquently told." — Kirkus Reviews

Author Biography

Hella S. Haasse has written 17 novels as well as poetry, plays and essays, and has received many honors and awards including the Netherlands State Award for Literature. Her books have been translated into English, French, German, Swedish, Italian, Hungarian, Serbo-Croatian and Welsh.