(+) Agrippa's Daughter (1964 Fast), novel

Agrippa's Daughter (1964) is a novel by Howard Fast.

Abstract

A novel set in ancient Israel, at the time of the Jewish War and the destruction of Jerusalem, with Berenice, the daughter of Herod Agrippa, the King of Israel, as the object of varying emotions including sexual lust and saintly admiration. The story describes her struggle with divisive Jewish factions and Roman conquerors, her tragic marriage, and her brief romance with Emperor Titus.

Editions and translations

Published in the United States (1964) and Great Britain (1965). Translated into Dutch, Spanish (1965), Hebrew (1966), Korean (1988), and Russian (2001).

• Agrippa's Dochter (???? Fast), novel (Dutch ed.)
• La hija de Agrippa (1965 Fast), novel (Spanish ed.)
• Berenikah ha-Hashmonait (1966 Fast), novel (Hebrew ed.)
• Akurippa uital (1988 Fast), novel (Korean ed.)
• Doch' Agrippy (2001 Fast), novel (Russian ed.)