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Lädt ... Der Läufer und sein Held. Erinnerungen eines Göttersohnes. (1956)von Mary Renault
   Best Historical Fiction (120) » 12 mehr Historical Fiction (295) Overdue Podcast (241) Read This Next (30) 1950s (212) Nifty Fifties (94) Books Read in 2022 (1,962) Books Read in 2021 (2,588) Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Mary Renault's novel appears thoroughly researched and correctly written. However, I just could not get into the story. At first we read the first 100 pages and could not get involved and put it aside thinking we were just distracted. On a second attempt we realized this was going as slow as molasses and didn't need to keep trying. (  ) ManWithAnAgenda | Feb 18, 2022 |  currently reading (  ) vdt_melbourne | Jun 11, 2021 | This was her first historical novel, a story of the ancient Greeks, following 6 popular contemporary romances. (See "The Middle Mist" for online resources on Renault.) (  ) librisissimo | Mar 19, 2021 | I was amazed by Mary Renault's Theseus series and The Charioteer because of how skillfully she crafted detailed historical fiction from little more than an ancient myth and a philosophical allegory. But for whatever reason this did not pull me in as much as those books did. The way the dialogue was formatted made it hard to follow and the chapters near the end that addressed the Peloponnesian war seemed rushed. I suspect if I had a better understanding of the time period and the historical characters – particularly Sokrates and Plato – I would have enjoyed this more than I did. (  ) wandaly | Aug 11, 2020 | I again believe that Mary R. has put herself very well in the shoes of a male protag. in his own cultural context. The thoughts are not pretty, but they are realistic for the time period. And she certainly makes one think. If my writing is ever able to achieve this, I will be content. In Service to Community Cooperation, Shira Destinie Jones Landrac William-James-MEOW-Date: Tuesday, July 31. 12014 H.E. (Holocene Era) ( ) FourFreedoms | May 17, 2019 | keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
New York Times bestseller: A "highly superior historical novel" about the bond that grows between two men in ancient Athens (Saturday Review). Alexias is a young aristocrat living during the end of Athens's Golden Age. Prized for his beauty and athletic prowess, Alexias studies under Sokrates with his closest friend, Lysis. Together, the young men come of age in an Athens on the verge of great upheaval. They attend the Olympics, partake in symposia, fight on the battlefields of the Peloponnesian War, and fall in love. The first of Mary Renault's celebrated historical novels of ancient Greece, The Last of the Wine follows Alexias and Lysis into adulthood, when Athens is defeated by Sparta, the Thirty Tyrants take hold of the city, and the lives of both men are changed forever. Through their friendship, Renault opens a vista onto ancient Greek life, uncovering its vibrancy, culture, and political strife, and offers an unforgettable story of love, honor, loyalty, and the remarkable bond between two men. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary Renault including rare images of the author. "Mary Renault is a shining light to both historical novelists and their readers. She does not pretend the past is like the present, or that the people of ancient Greece were just like us. She shows us their strangeness; discerning, sure-footed, challenging our values, piquing our curiosity, she leads us through an alien landscape that moves and delights us." --Hilary Mantel Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.912 — Literature English {except North American} English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1901-1945Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt: (4.09)
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