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Original Title: Quo vadis?
ISBN: 0781805503 (ISBN13: 9780781805506)
Edition Language: English
Characters: Nero (emperor), Lygia, Marcus Vinicius, Paul of Tarsus, Ursus, Simon Peter, Petronius, Chilo Chilonides
Setting: Rome,64(Italy)
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Quo Vadis Paperback | Pages: 589 pages
Rating: 4.16 | 24976 Users | 931 Reviews

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This glorious saga unfolds against the backdrop of ancient Rome--from the Forum to the Coliseum, from banquet halls to summer retreats in Naples, from the luxurious houses of the nobility to the hovels of the poor, Quo Vadis richly depicts a place and time still captivating to the modern imagination. This radiant translation by W.S. Kuniczak restores the original glory and richness of master storyteller Henryk Sienkiewicz's epic tale. Set at a turning point in history (A.D. 54-68), as Christianity replaces the era of corruption and immorality that marked Nero's Rome, Quo Vadis abounds with compelling characters, including: Vinicius, the proud centurion who has fallen deeply in love with a mysterious young woman who disappears the night they meet;Ligia, the elusive beauty. Vinicius will not easily win her love, for she is a Christian, one of the group of dedicated believers led by the apostle Peter. Christians are rare in pagan, hedonistic Rome, and suffer great persecution; Petronius, uncle to Vinicius, an elegant, witty courtier who scoffs at love and religion but finds his nephew's passion charming; and Nero himself, enemy of all Christians, a despotic emperor who plunges Rome deeper and deeper into depravity. The decadence of his banquets is staggering; and even worse, his mad laughter is heard echoing in the amphitheater as gladiators duel to the death. As Nero's appalling plans for the Christians become ever clearer, time appears to be running out for the young lovers. Vinicius must come to understand the true meaning of Ligia's religion before it is too late. Grand in scope and ambition, Quo Vadis explores the themes of love, desire and profound moral courage. Lavish descriptions, vivid dialogue and brilliantly drawn characters make this one of the world's greatest epics. Beloved by children and adults the world over, Quo Vadis has been the subject of five films, two of them in English.

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Title:Quo Vadis
Author:Henryk Sienkiewicz
Book Format:Paperback
Book Edition:Deluxe Edition
Pages:Pages: 589 pages
Published:2006 by Hippocrene Books (first published 1894)
Categories:Classics. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. European Literature. Polish Literature

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Ratings: 4.16 From 24976 Users | 931 Reviews

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Christians! Lions! Romans! O r g i e s! Mayhem! Wow! I can see why this book has been translated into more than 50 languages. Although it was originally published in 1895, it doesn't seem dated. The plot moves quickly (even frantically sometimes), and I thought the main characters were well developed.Because this book is in the public domain, you can read it for free via Project Gutenberg (www.gutenberg.org) or BookBot (book-bot.com).

Clearly capturing the depravity of man while outlining the persecution of the early church, Quo Vadis vividly depicts first century life in the Roman Empire for slave, centurion, and emperor. As Sienkiewicz's final display of descriptive prowess, at the climax he floods his readers' senses with the evidence of a smoldering Rome. I've never been so tantalized by antiquity than after reading this historical fiction.All the while reading a bit like a best seller and not an epic novel from the

Christians! Lions! Romans! O r g i e s! Mayhem! Wow! I can see why this book has been translated into more than 50 languages. Although it was originally published in 1895, it doesn't seem dated. The plot moves quickly (even frantically sometimes), and I thought the main characters were well developed.Because this book is in the public domain, you can read it for free via Project Gutenberg (www.gutenberg.org) or BookBot (book-bot.com).

Great book for a retreat! Spiritually invigorating, makes one excited about the Catholic faith. It is fiction with references to standard Catholic tradition, and is set in the time of the Christian persecutions in Rome during the reign of Nero. The focus of the novel is a love story between a Roman centurion and a beautiful Christian princess-in-exile. The story's central conflict takes place in the person of the centurion's friend, who also happens to be a cultural lackey in the court of Nero.

Why does crime, even when as powerful as Cæsar, and assured of being beyond punishment, strive always for the appearances of truth, justice, and virtue? Why does it take the trouble? ... Why is this? What a marvelous, involuntary homage paid to virtue by evil! And know what strikes me? This, that it is done because transgression is ugly and virtue is beautiful.Usually stories about extremes of beauty and ugliness, great good and terrible evil tend to make us roll our eyes and squirm in our

This book won a nobel prize in literature back when nobel prizes in literature actually meant something. It initiated a style of historical epic novel that has been often imitated and never duplicated. To compare it to the movie Braveheart does the novel a disservice though both are epics of the first order.Unfortunately for me, I had read Wilbur Smith's River God before reading Quo Vadis and after reading Quo Vadis, I felt like I had seen the movie before reading the book. River God must have

Superb.You must have read this novel.Gripping and full steam to the heart.A wonderfull book, dont miss it.I love it so much, I cant say accuratetly how I enyoyed it.