Spartacus, Howard Fast, translator Akella Krishnamurthy, 224 pp, Rs.200 \nThis novel is about the historic slave revolt led by Spartacus around 71 BCE. T. The story of Spartacus, born a slave, trained as a gladiator, who led a slave revolt that was eventually put down by Crassus, was immensely popular, has sold millions of copies, and has gone through nearly a hundred editions. \nHoward Fast (1914 2003) was one of the most prolific American writers of the twentieth century. He was a bestselling author of more than eighty works of fiction \nAkella Krishnamurthy (1930-1993) who worked in the Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam, was a prolific writer and poet. \n \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE883rVnl0I&t=838s