Spartacus by Howard Fast5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Later in the 1960’s a movie would be made based on the novel.įirst, a brief history lesson about Spartacus before we get st arted. He would later publish it one his own and it would go on to be quite famous. While in prison he wrote Spartacus, but upon its completion no publisher would print his novel. He had some fame from his earlier novels and after serving a three year prison sentence he was “blacklisted” by other publishers so they would not publish his works. As far as I can tell Howard was a Communist, which now a days I don’t think matters as much, but during the 1950’s that would have been a big issue. His most famous novel is Spartacus which ironically is infamous as well. ![]() During his life he has written many novels, short fiction, and television scripts. I searched the web for a book about Spartacus because I wanted to know more about what actually happened to him, and why nearly 2,000 years later we are still talking about him.įast was born in New York in 1914 and he died in 2003. As you may know I have always been interested in ancient Greece and Rome, and the TV show Spartacus a few years back also renewed my interest in the subject. ![]() I wanted to continue with the theme I had going with my recent review of Gates of Fire. ![]()
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