The Phoenix: A Novel About the Hindenburg - Rilegato

Boetius, Henning; Cullen, John

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ISBN 10: 0385501838 ISBN 13: 9780385501835

Casa editrice: Doubleday, 2001

Riassunto

While Birger Lund, a passenger on the fateful flight who is presumed dead, changes his name and sets out to find Edmund Boysen, the officer at the controls of the zeppelin when it exploded, Edmund retreats to his childhood home where he soon learns that the politics of Nazi Germany live on and recollects his life and the terror, confusion, and horror before the explosion.

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Recensione:

“How many novelists are blessed with such a promising pedigree as Henning Boëtius? His father is the last remaining survivor of the

Hindenburg, the great German airship that exploded on its arrival in America in 1936--Accident or sabotage? The evidence is disputed to this

day. But it provides Boëtius with the material for a superlative thriller... a human story with an epic dimension.” –Sunday Telegraph
“Meticulously researched...Boëtius depicts the world of the flying ships and the blood-curdling end of an era with imaginative precision and

without neglecting the political background...The characters are impressively drawn, and the plot is stunning.” –Der Spiegel

L'autore:

Henning Boëtius, an acclaimed author in Germany, grew up hearing stories of the airship and the catastrophe and, in his words, “drank my tea

from the Hindenburg teacups all my life.” In addition, he spent five years researching the science behind the invention of the zeppelin before

writing The Phoenix. He lives near Frankfurt, Germany.

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• Editore: Doubleday
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0385501838
• ISBN 13: 9780385501835
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 339