The best-selling novel about a slave revolt in ancient Rome and the basis for the popular motion picture. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Howard Fast Books
November 11, 1914 – March 12, 2003
Howard Fast stands as one of the most prolific American writers of the twentieth century. With over eighty works spanning fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and screenplays, his literary output is remarkable for its sheer volume and its consistently lively, deft storytelling. Fast dedicated his writing to championing social justice, seamlessly merging a profound commitment to fairness with an engaging narrative style. His unique ability to weave powerful social commentary into compelling stories has solidified his place as a significant voice in American literature.
With extraordinary power and passion, master storyteller Howard Fast unearths the dry bones of the past and resurrects them for our times. In this thrilling and illuminating study of the history of the Jews, he takes readers from the nomadic life of the Beni Yisrael some 4,000 years ago to the triumphant creation of the Israel nation in 1948.
A novel set in the Border country, concerning the meeting of two families. The author has written twelve novels including "The Maid of Buttermere" and "Josh Lawton" as well as several works of non-fiction, the most recent being the biography of Richard Burton, "Rich".
Dan Lavette-the roughneck son of an Italian fisherman. He battled out of the rubble of the San Francisco earthquake to build a mighty shipping empire; rose to the gilded heights of Nob Hill society through a loveless marriage to the daughter of the city's wealthiest family -and risked it all for the beautiful Oriental woman who was his secret, scandalous passion. This is the story of America's newcomers, whose hungers were fed only with hope...And of the bold few who built that hope into a world of money and power... Who dreamed the American dream and made American history, while the new century came of age.
The story of an enterprising young man who works his way from humble beginnings on New York's Lower East Side to success in Hollywood fledgling film industry.
Being Red
- 404 pages
- 15 hours of reading
Being Red is an intimate memoir of an extraordinary time--the years Howard Fast, one of our nation's most popular authors, spent in the American Communist Party, and under the constant surveillance of the FBI. 8-page photo insert.
In The Establishment, Howard Fast pulls the listener into the turbulent and passionate lives of the Dan Lavette family story begun in The Immigrants and continued in Second Generation. Howard Fast again brings to life a cast of characters whose lives become a portrait of their time. Listeners will witness the events in the lives of the children of Dan Lavette: Follow daughter Barbara Lavette, a strong and magnetic personality, from tragedy to final fulfillment; observe the elder son, Tom, as he quests for and finally succumbs to his own unscrupulous drive for power; and feel the conflict as the younger son, Joe, struggles between dedication to his medical work to the poor and having no emotional strength left for his beautiful wife left alone.
Masuto Investigates
- 398 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Masao Masuto, a Nisei detective in Beverly Hills, navigates a chaotic world filled with crime and cultural contrasts. In "Samantha," he faces a serial killer targeting Hollywood elites, while "The Case of the One-Penny Orange" involves the murders of a stamp dealer and his assistant, linked to a rare 1847 postage stamp. These two gripping adventures showcase Masuto's determination to solve complex cases amidst the backdrop of a vibrant yet dangerous Los Angeles.
The General Zapped an Angel: Stories
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
"Fast, ... whose career spanned decades and genres, skewers war hawks, oil speculators, and profit-at-all-costs capitalism, ... making these stories as relevant today as when they were first published"--Publisher marketing.
