David László Conhaim

Born in Minneapolis, USA, David. László Conhaim is a national award-winning author whose historical fiction is known for exploring themes of racial and social justice, identity, and moral struggle in the American West. His earlier novels include All Man’s Land, a Spur Award finalist and Will Rogers Medallion “Maverick” winner, and The Unredeemed, Best Novel winner in the Will Rogers Medallion Awards.

MEMOIRS OF SPURIUS (Historical Fiction Trade Paperback Rights; published in a luxury illustrated by Kulturalis, 2026)

Based on events recorded by Livy and a bronze plaque in Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum, MEMOIRS OF SPURIUS purports to be the “found” memoirs of Spurius Postumius Albinus, Consul of Rome. Investigating a series of crimes attributed to the Cult of Bacchus that, he argues, “threaten the very heart of the State,” Spurius perhaps doesn’t intend to start a witch hunt, at least not one that results in the deaths of some 3,500 Romans. Yet that is precisely what happens as Rome’s war on terror takes her legions as far as Asia to bring a relentless scourge to justice—the exiled Carthaginian Hannibal. As Spurius, ever the unreliable narrator, rages in the Senate over this preemptive military policy, with senators arguing over what a “just” war looks like and whether to hand down punishments or Triumphs to certain commanders who go too far—all relevant stuff to today’s reader.

Development of Kulturalis’ deluxe edition of SPURIUS began at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2024. The novel, a first on its subject, was published in 2023 in paperback by Conhaim and partners for promotional purposes, garnering international acclaim and comparisons to works by Gore Vidal, Robert Harris, Marguerite Yourcenar, Robert Graves and others. A film development project has been announced with Bryan Singer (Bohemian Rhapsody, Valkyrie, X-Men) attached as co-producer.

Rights Sold: Illustrated World English
Rights Available: Non-Illustrated World English, Translation
Agent: Zeynep Sen