Cathedral of the Sea
A Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
A masterful epic of love, war, treason, plague, famine, witchcraft, anti-Semitism and the Inquisition 14th-century Spain, the medieval city of Barcelona is enjoying a golden age of prosperity. Its humblest inhabitants are building, stone by stone, a...
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A masterful epic of love, war, treason, plague, famine, witchcraft, anti-Semitism and the Inquisition 14th-century Spain, the medieval city of Barcelona is enjoying a golden age of prosperity. Its humblest inhabitants are building, stone by stone, a magnificent church to overlook their harbour. This is the Cathedral of the Sea: a church to be built for the people by the people. In its shadow, Arnau, a young serf on the run from his feudal lord, struggles to earn his freedom. After famine, plague and thwarted love, Arnau's fortunes begin to turn when King Pedro makes him a baron as a reward for his courage in battle. But he is also forced to marry Eleonor, a ward of the King whom he does not love. His newfound status excites jealousy from his friends who plot his downfall with devastating consequences. Arnau's journey from slave to nobleman is the story of a struggle between good and evil that will turn Church against State and brother against brother ...
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In the tradition of Ken Follett's "The Pillars of the Earth," Falcones pens a thrilling historical novel of friendship and revenge, plague and hope, love and war, set in the golden age of 14th-century Barcelona.
Autoren-Porträt von Ildefonso Falcones
Ildefonso Falcones is a Spanish lawyer and the internationally bestselling and award-winning author of Cathedral of the Sea and The Hand of Fatima. With over seven million copies sold, his work has been translated into more than 40 languages worldwide. He lives in Barcelona with his wife and four children.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Ildefonso Falcones
- 2009, 624 Seiten, Maße: 15,1 x 22,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Übersetzer: Nick Caistor
- Verlag: Penguin US
- ISBN-10: 0451225996
- ISBN-13: 9780451225993
- Erscheinungsdatum: 13.05.2015
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Praise for the #1 international bestseller Cathedral of the SeaThe passion and heartache, as well as the grit and grime, of medieval Spain come alive...This epic novel...twists and turns through war, women and the Spanish Inquisition...[A] saga filled with colorful characters...[A] fantastic fourteenth-century fresco. USA Today
[It s] soap opera on a grand scale, made believable and enthralling by the inclusion of the commonplace brutalities and small compassions of life in medieval Barcelona. Watching Arnau s rise from literal rags to riches is frequently like watching a series of train wrecks; you re horrified but can t look away...[The] plot...is so beautifully structured that the last sixty pages detonate like a string of firecrackers...[The] prose is powerful...Falcones has an eye for the singular, telling detail, and his characters are...believable...[A] riveting story. The Washington Post
[An] absorbing epic...Falcones s rich portrait of medieval society is fascinating. Publishers Weekly
[A] sprawling medieval family saga. Kirkus Reviews
With Cathedral of the Sea, Ildefonso Falcones dethrones Eduardo Mendoza and
Arturo Pérez-Reverte...and has become Spain s new Dan Brown. El Mundo
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