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The Crown of Violet
First published 1952
A young Athenian associated with the theatre becomes entangled in conspiracy during the oligarchic rule of the Thirty Tyrants. Performance, friendship and political suspicion collide as citizens decide whether to submit, escape or resist.
The novel reconstructs classical Athens after military defeat, when democratic institutions were violently suppressed. Socrates and the theatrical culture of the city provide contrasting ways of questioning authority and public responsibility.
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