John Williams was born on August 29, 1922 in Clarksville, Texas. He served in the United States Army Air Force from 1942 to 1945 in China, Burma, and India. The Swallow Press published his first novel, Nothing But the Night, in 1948, as well as his first book of poems, The Broken Landscape, in 1949. Macmillan published Williams' second novel, Butcher's Crossing, in 1960.
"Augustus is a masterpiece." -"Los Angeles Times
"
"One is drawn deeply into a world whose complexity, luxury,
political cynicism, public gullibility, and violence seem very much
like our own." -"The New Yorker"
"Williams has immersed himself in ancient history, its figures, its
conflicts, its complicated intrigues and its often primitive
turmoil. In his vivid panorama, The Golden Age sparkles with an
eloquence, at times, approaching the poetic." -"The Plain
Dealer"
"Out of the events surrounding one of the pivotal moments in
Western history . . . John Williams has fashioned an always
engaging, psychologically convincing work of fiction." -"The New
York Times"
"Augustus is a vividly imagined re-creation of classical Rome, but
its intuitive grasp of the experience of immense power makes it an
unusual, and superior, novel." -"The Boston Globe"
"Novel or history, this is an excellent book. . . . a superior work
of the imagination." -"Playboy
"
"It would be easy to over-praise this novel; but there does not
seem any adequate reason why this temptation should be resisted,
especially as Mr. Williams in his turn resists the obvious one of
allowing irony too prominent a part in the proceedings." -"The
Economist"
"A pleasure to read. . . . A most polished performance." -"Boston
Herald Traveler"
"Strong and striking. . . . Intelligent and intuitive, this
excellent historical novel makes the world of Ancient Rome a place
in which we feel instantly at home." -"Publishers Weekly
"
"A novel of extraordinary range, yet of extraordinary minuteness,
that manages never to sacrifice one quality for the other." -"The
Financial Times"
"Augustus is a masterpiece." -"Los Angeles Times
"One is drawn deeply into a world whose complexity, luxury,
political cynicism, public gullibility, and violence seem very much
like our own." -"The New Yorker
"Williams has immersed himself in ancient history, its figures, its
conflicts, its complicated intrigues and its often primitive
turmoil. In his vivid panorama, The Golden Age sparkles with an
eloquence, at times, approaching the poetic." -"The Plain
Dealer
"Out of the events surrounding one of the pivotal moments in
Western history . . . John Williams has fashioned an always
engaging, psychologically convincing work of fiction." -"The New
York Times
"Augustus is a vividly imagined re-creation of classical Rome, but
its intuitive grasp of the experience of immense power makes it an
unusual, and superior, novel." -"The Boston Globe
"Novel or history, this is an excellent book. . . . a superior work
of the imagination." -"Playboy
"It would be easy to over-praise this novel; but there does not
seem any adequate reason why this temptation should be resisted,
especially as Mr. Williams in his turn resists the obvious one of
allowing irony too prominent a part in the proceedings." -"The
Economist
"A pleasure to read. . . . A most polished performance." -"Boston
Herald Traveler
"Strong and striking. . . . Intelligent and intuitive, this
excellent historical novel makes the world of Ancient Rome a place
in which we feel instantly at home." -"Publishers Weekly
"A novel of extraordinary range, yet of extraordinary minuteness,
that manages never to sacrifice one quality for the other." -"The
Financial Times
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