{"product_id":"9781590178218","title":"Augustus","description":"\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE 1973 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD \u003cbr\u003e By the Author of \u003ci\u003eStoner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAugustus\u003c\/i\u003e, his third great novel, John Williams took  on an entirely new challenge, a historical narrative set in classical Rome, exploring the life of the founder of the Roman Empire. To tell the story, Williams turned to the epistolary novel, a genre that was new to him, transforming and transcending it just as he did the western in \u003ci\u003eButcher’s Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e and the campus novel in \u003ci\u003eStoner\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eAugustus\u003c\/i\u003e is the final triumph of a writer who has come to be recognized around the world as an American master. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York Review Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054184120560,"sku":"9781590178218","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781590178218_p0.jpg?v=1763805963","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781590178218","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}