Who recommends it
- Guillem BalagueInterview
I am re-reading Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar. I’m interested in memoirs written in the first person by somebody else, which is what inspired my book Brave New World. I also enjoyed the similar book I, Claudius by Robert Grave. I remember really enjoying Memoirs of Hadrian the first time I read it a long…
- Richard JohnsonInterview
I don’t think I’ve ever re-read a book for pleasure intentionally. I think I accidentally re-read Claudius the God by Robert Graves, but to this day I am not sure if it was actually the second reading, as I was so familiar with the story from the wonderful BBC series and the first book I, Claudius.
- Alec RossInterview
When I was 12 years old, I lived in Italy with my grandparents in Rome for a year. Rome is one of those places where the past feels present. The fictionalized accounts of ancient empires by Mary Renault, and I, Claudius and Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina by Robert Graves bring my late grandfather back to life…
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