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Dorothy Dunnett (1923–2001)

Autor von Das Königsspiel. Roman.

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Dorothy Dunnett was born on August 25, 1923 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. She attended Gillespie's High School for Girls. After graduation she attended Edinburgh College of Art, and transferred, upon her marriage, to Glasgow School of Art. From 1940-1955, she worked for the Civil Service as a mehr anzeigen press officer. Her first novel, The Game of Kings, was published in the United States in 1961 and in the United Kingdom the year after. During her lifetime, she wrote over 20 books including King Hereafter, the six-part Lymond Chronicles, and the eight-part House of Niccolo series. She was also a professional portrait painter and exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy. In 1992 she was awarded the Office of the British Empire for services to literature. She died from cancer on November 9, 2001 at the age of 78. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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Geburtstag
1923-08-25
Todestag
2001-11-09
Geschlecht
female
Nationalität
Schottland
UK
Geburtsort
Dunfermline, Schottland, UK
Sterbeort
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Wohnorte
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Ausbildung
Gillespie's High School for Girls
Berufe
novelist
painter
press officer
Beziehungen
Dunnett, Ninian (son)
Dunnett, Alastair MacTavish (husband)
Organisationen
Edinburgh Festival
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Order of the British Empire (Officer)
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According to her fan site, Dorothy Dunnett was pursuing a successful career as a professional portrait painter in the 1950s when she complained to her husband Alastair that she had run out of reading material. He suggested she write something herself. With the erudition and depth of research that was to become her trademark, she spent the next 18 months writing The Game of Kings. It was rejected by 5 British publishers before being published in the USA in 1961 and launching her writing career.

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In this story, Francis Crawford of Lymond sails to France, assigned by the Queen Dowager of Scotland to gather intelligence at the Court and, if need be, to protect the small Queen Mary Stuart. He has hardly arrived in France when, at various occasions, accidents begin to occur. Lymond discovers that they are part of a scheming to kill the young Queen of Scotland. This time Lymond acts in the context of a delicate balance of power between France, Scotland and England. He is just as much a puppet as a puppet player in these surroundings of decadence and intrigue, and he has to use all his wit and a broad range of talents to protect Mary, but still he doesn't emerge from this adventure unharmed.

The start of the book was promising, and I looked forward to learning a few things about the royal court of France. Compared to the first installment, I found the writing to be more fluent and readable.However, there were some lengths in the second half of the book which made it hard for me to pick up the book and read on, with the actions of some of the characters seeming rather arbitrary. I got the feeling that the uncovering of some of the villains and the ultimate showdown were postponed unnecessarily. That said, the finale on last 50 pages or so, was quite breathtaking and included some nice twists.
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simplicimus | 30 weitere Rezensionen | Feb 20, 2012 |
Die Geschichte spielt in Schottland in der Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Vor dem Hintergrund erbitterter Auseinandersetzungen zwischen England und Schottland erzählt sie die Abenteuer des (fiktiven) Landadeligen Francis Crawford of Lymond. Das Buch ist der erste Band einer sechsteiligen Serie.

Ein richtig guter "Mantel-und-Degen"-Roman, in dem mit Worten mindestens ebenso leidenschaftlich gekämpft wird wie mit dem Schwert. Gut, nach meinem Geschmack gab es in der ersten Hälfte des Buches einige Dialoge zuviel, auch wenn diese wirklich gut waren. Dafür wurde ich im letzten Drittel mit atemberaubender Action und raffinierten Wendungen ent-schädigt. Ganz aussergewöhnlich ist der Charakter des Buches dargestellt, Francis Crawford. Er ist sehr vielschichtig und undurchsichtig, und fast bis zum Schluss des Buches weiss man nicht, wie man ihn einschätzen soll: Ist er ein Landesverräter oder ein Patriot? Eine Art Robin Hood oder nur ein Räuberhauptmann? Ein skrupelloser Frauenheld oder ein ritterli-cher Charakter? Das Buch gab mir Appetit auf mehr.… (mehr)
 
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