The Fall of Troy - Brossura

Ackroyd, Peter

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ISBN 10: 030738649X ISBN 13: 9780307386496

Casa editrice: Anchor Books, 2008

Riassunto

In The Fall of Troy, acclaimed novelist and historian Peter Ackroyd creates a fascinating narrative that follows an archaeologist's obsession with finding the ruins of Troy, depicting the blurred line between truth and deception.Obermann, an acclaimed German scholar, fervently believes that his discovery of the ancient ruins of Troy will prove that the heroes of theIliad, a work he has cherished all his life, actually existed. But Sophia, Obermann's young Greek wife, has her suspicions about his motivations — suspicions that only increase when she finds a cache of artifacts that her husband has hidden, and when a more skeptical archaeologist dies from a mysterious fever. With exquisite detail, Ackroyd again demonstrates his ability to evoke time and place, creating a brilliantly told story of heroes and scoundrels, human aspirations and follies, and the temptation to shape the truth to fit a passionately held belief.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Peter Ackroyd (CBE) is a master of the historical novel: The Last Testament of Oscar Wildewon the Somerset Maugham Award; Hawksmoor was awarded both the Whitbread Novel of the Year and theGuardian Fiction Prize; and Chatterton was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His most recent historical novel wasThe Lambs of London. He is also the author of Shakespeare: The Biographyand the Ackroyd's Brief Lives series.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Anchor Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 030738649X
• ISBN 13: 9780307386496
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 212
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile