With Dictator, Robert Harris brings the saga of Cicero's life to a time when some of the most epic events in human history occurred: the collapse of the Roman republic, the subsequent civil war, the murder of Pompey and the assassination of Julius Caesar. Yet the question it asks is a timeless one: how is political freedom to be safeguarded against the triple threat of unscrupulous personal ambition, of an electoral system dominated by vested financial interests, and of the corrupting impact of waging ceaseless foreign wars? And in the very human figure of Cicero--brilliant, flawed, frequently fearful, and yet ultimately brave--Harris gives us a hero for both his own time, and for ours.
罗伯特·哈里斯（Robert Harris），英国小说家、皇家文学会会员，现居于英国西伯克郡。著有多部畅销小说，被翻译成37种文字。代表作包括《祖国》《影子写手》《军官与间谍》《秘密会议》《慕尼黑》《庞贝》等。其中，《军官与间谍》为他赢得了包括沃尔特·司各特历史小说奖在内的四项大奖，著名导演罗曼·波兰斯基的《我控诉》便改编自这部作品。
汪潇，毕业于上海外国语大学英语语言文学专业，现从事翻译工作。