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Robert Harris and
Fernando Gari Puig
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Plaza Y Janes Mexico
Publication date
March 7, 2006
Pages
320
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Italian edition
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780307348111
ISBN-10
0307348113
Dimensions
1 by 4.25 by 6.50 in.
Weight
0.35 lbs.
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$7.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
When the aqueduct that brings fresh water to thousands of people around the bay of Naples fails, Roman engineer Marius Primus heads to the slopes of Mount Vesuvius to investigate, only to come face to face with an impending catastrophe.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Año 79 A.D.El joven ingeniero romano Marcus Attilius ha sido llamado al sur de Italia, a la bahía de Nápoles, para reparar el gran acueducto Aqua Augusta -que suministra agua a más de 250.000 personas en nueve ciudades-, tras la misteriosa desaparición del ingeniero responsable durante veinte años. El equipo de trabajadores encargados de la custodia del acueducto —que atraviesa la región de Campania dominada por el monte Vesubio- lo tratan con desconfianza y recelo. Cuando el caudal de agua se ve de pronto interrumpido en la ciudad costera de Misenium, y Attilius detecta además presencia de sulfuro en las piscinas de cría de peces del millonario Ampliatus, convence al almirante de la flota romana —Plinio el Viejo- que le suministre una nave veloz para ir a Pompeya, donde descubre que la fuente del problema se halla en un conducto del acueducto.
Una novela espectacular en la cual Harris despliega un escenario histórico impresionante, en el que combina una recreación histórica minuciosa, buena investigación en vulcanología, una escritura eficaz y que te atrapa, e intriga y acción a ritmo cinematográfico.
Una novela espectacular en la cual Harris despliega un escenario histórico impresionante, en el que combina una recreación histórica minuciosa, buena investigación en vulcanología, una escritura eficaz y que te atrapa, e intriga y acción a ritmo cinematográfico.
Editions
Hardcover
from Grijalbo S.A. (December 1, 2004)
Italian edition edition from Grijalbo Mondadori (September 30, 2004)
9788425338885 | details & prices | 316 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.16 lbs | List price $7.95
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With Fernando Gari Puig |
Italian edition edition from Plaza Y Janes Mexico (March 7, 2006)
9780307348111 | details & prices | 320 pages | 4.25 × 6.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $7.95
About: When the aqueduct that brings fresh water to thousands of people around the bay of Naples fails, Roman engineer Marius Primus heads to the slopes of Mount Vesuvius to investigate, only to come face to face with an impending catastrophe.
About: When the aqueduct that brings fresh water to thousands of people around the bay of Naples fails, Roman engineer Marius Primus heads to the slopes of Mount Vesuvius to investigate, only to come face to face with an impending catastrophe.
from Debolsillo (October 30, 2005)
9788497937535 | details & prices | 320 pages | List price $12.95
About: When the aqueduct that brings fresh water to thousands of people around the bay of Naples fails, Roman engineer Marius Primus heads to the slopes of Mount Vesuvius to investigate, only to come face to face with an impending catastrophe.
About: When the aqueduct that brings fresh water to thousands of people around the bay of Naples fails, Roman engineer Marius Primus heads to the slopes of Mount Vesuvius to investigate, only to come face to face with an impending catastrophe.
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