The Laughter of Carthage

The Laughter of Carthage
Dust-jacket from the first edition.
AuthorMichael Moorcock
LanguageEnglish
SeriesPyat Quartet
GenreLiterary Fiction
PublisherSecker & Warburg
Publication date
1984
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages602 pp
ISBN0-436-28460-X
OCLC59237630
Preceded byByzantium Endures 
Followed byJerusalem Commands 

The Laughter of Carthage is a historical fiction novel by English author Michael Moorcock published by Secker & Warburg in 1984. It is the second in the Pyat Quartet tetralogy, preceded by Byzantium Endures and followed by Jerusalem Commands. It was written in tandem, one during the day, and one at night, with the second novel in the Von Bek series, The City in the Autumn Stars.