The latest featured contributor to
Writers Read: Richard Zimler, the author of
seven novels over the last decade:
The Seventh Gate;
The Search for Sana;
Guardian of the Dawn;
Hunting Midnight;
The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon;
The Angelic Darkness; and
Unholy Ghosts.
One title he named:
[Philip Matyszak's] Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day. It's a great idea: what would a traveler to Rome in 200 AD find and how would he or she spend his days? The book has chapters on Dining Out and What to Buy, as in a modern guidebook. I've read the first chapter, called "Getting There." It's full of surprising information and is written in an engaging style: who knew, for instance, that a person living in a Roman province needed an exit visa from his area of residence in order to go to Rome? If I ever decide to write about ancient times, I'm sure the book will be very helpful. It's published by Thames & Hudson. [read on]
Zimler's novels have appeared on bestseller lists in 12 different countries, including the USA, Great Britain, Portugal, Italy, and Australia, and he has won numerous prizes for his work, including a 1994 National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship in Fiction and the 1998 Herodotus Award for the best historical novel.
The Page 99 Test: Guardian of the Dawn.
Writers Read: Richard Zimler.
--Marshal Zeringue
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