Agrippa

by Robert Harris

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Reception

Mostly positive. 9 of 12 critics were positive or better.

Rave 6 · Positive 3 · Mixed 2 · Pan 1

“Harris employs that same propulsive prose and whip-smart dialogue to imagine what Agrippa’s lost memoir might have revealed about his career as Rome’s great survivor”

The New York Times Book Review · Kathryn Hughes · Rave

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“Has the strengths of most Harris novels: a strong sense of the story’s time, place, and culture, many historical insights, and sure-footed storytelling.”

Washington Independent Review of Books · David O. Stewart · Mixed

All 12 reviews on Book Marks

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The Guardian
Reviewed, 17 August
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The New York Times
Reviewed, 29 August
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Times Literary Supplement
Reviewed by Barbara Graziosi, 2 September

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Times Literary Supplement · 2 September 2026

Agrippa did it

The ghostwriter of ancient works returns

By Barbara Graziosi

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The New York Times · 29 August 2026 · Rave

‘Agrippa,’ by Robert Harris

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The Guardian · 17 August 2026

Agrippa by Robert Harris review – persuasive portrait of rivalry in ancient Rome

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About the author

Robert Harris, born 1957, United Kingdom.

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Catalogue record

ISBN: 978-1-5291-5442-9

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ISBN: 978-1-5291-5442-9
Author: Harris, Robert, 1957–
Statement: Agrippa / Robert Harris.
Records: Open Library