In national bestseller The Dream of Scipio, acclaimed author Iain Pears intertwines three intellectual mysteries, three love stories, and three of the darkest moments in human history. United by a classical text called "The Dream of Scipio," three men struggle to find refuge for their hearts and minds from the madness that surrounds them in the final days of the Roman Empire, in the grim years of the Black Death, and in the direst hours of World War II. An ALA Booklist Editors' Choice.
Iain Pears's An Instance of the Fingerpost and The Portrait are also available from Riverhead Books.
- ISBN10 1573229865
- ISBN13 9781573229869
- Publish Date 3 June 2003 (first published 2 May 2002)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 11 October 2023
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Riverhead Books
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 416
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781573229869