Nero and Sporus

Nero and Sporus - Hardcover

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Nero and Sporus - Hardcover

Nero and Sporus - Hardcover

by S. P. Somtow
$64.80
$64.80

Book Overview

inally available in one volume! The decadence of Imperial Rome comes to life in S.P. Somtow's Literary Titan Award-winning novel about one of ancient history's wildest characters.

The historian Suetonius tells us that the Emperor Nero emasculated and married his slave Sporus, the spitting image of murdered Empress Poppaea. But history has more tidbits about Sporus, who went from "puer delicatus" to Empress to one Emperor and concubine to another, and ended up being sentenced to play the Earth-Goddess in the arena.

from Literary Titan

"If you like your historical fiction brutal and beautiful, if you're into mythology reimagined through a queer lens, if you can handle morally messy characters and poetic trauma-this is for you. Fans of Mary Renault, Madeline Miller, or even Game of Thrones ... will find something to love here."
ISBN9781940999944
Author S. P. Somtow
PublisherDiplodocus Press
GenreLiterature
FormatHardcover
PublishedMay 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages752
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About S. P. Somtow

S.P. Somtow, born in Thailand, educated in Europe and a citizen of the United States, has been hailed as one of the forty most influential people of Thai origin in the world, and as a true Renaissance man who has had outstanding careers in both literature and music. He currently lives in Bangkok, where he is artistic director of Opera Siam and is working on the 60th book. Auditorium magazine in Berlin has called him "one of the most intriguing of contemporary opera composers."

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