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Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis

Sienkiewicz, Henryk

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Christian FictionClassic FictionHistorical Fiction

ISBN13: 9791043136160
Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques
Published: Mar 3 2026
Pages: 750
Weight: 2.17
Height: 1.65 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Quo Vadis: A narrative of the Time of Nero was first published in Polish as Quo vadis. Powieśc z czasów Nerona. Among Henryk Sienkiewicz's inspirations was the painting Nero's Torches (Pochodnie Nerona) by fellow Pole Henryk Siemiradzki; the painting, which depicts cruel persecution of Christians, serves as the cover art for this ebook edition. Sienkiewicz incorporates extensive historical detail into the plot, and notable historical figures serve as prominent characters, including the apostles Simon Peter and Paul of Tarsus, Gaius Petronius Arbiter, Ofonius Tigellinus, and the infamous Nero himself. Sienkiewicz used the historical basis of the novel as an opportunity to describe in detail the lives of the citizenry under Nero's cruel and erratic rule.Sienkiewicz was awarded the 1905 Nobel Prize in Literature in part for his authorship of Quo Vadis. The book was exceedingly popular both domestically and internationally: it was translated into more than 50 languages, sold 800, 000 copies in the U.S. within a period of eighteenth months, and was the best selling book of 1900 in France.The plot of Quo Vadis follows the love story of Marcus Vinicius and Lygia.

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