# Political Novel Recommendations

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-novel-recommendations/514121>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 17, 2009, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-novel-recommendations/514121 "2009-10-17T04:04:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-novel-recommendations/514121/21 "2009-10-22T02:28:30Z")

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_I, Claudius_ by Robert Graves is a near-perfect political novel (fictional autobiography) about an unexpected rise to power early in the Roman Empire.

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