
The dream of Scipio (Isis Cassettes Series)
Historical fiction, Serious and literary fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, Romance, War stories
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Set in Provence at three different critical moments of Western Civilization - the collapse of the Roman Empire in the fifth century, the Black Death in the fourteenth century, and World War II in the twentieth century - this novel… follows the fortunes of three men: Manlius Hippomanes a Gallic aristocrat obsessed with the preservation of Roman civilisation, Oliver de Noyen a poet and Julian Bareuve an intellectual who joins the Vichy government. 2002.