In the Shadow of the Ark - Rilegato

Provoost, Anne

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0689872690 ISBN 13: 9780689872693

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2004

Riassunto

Re Jana and her parents have heard stories about a man building an enormous ship in the desert, and decide to leave their home to go there and find work. Re Jana's father becomes the right-hand man to desert patriach, Noah. Re Jana, an attractive girl on the verge of adulthood, teaches the people the benefits of pure clean water and fragrant oils. Ham, Noah's youngest son, succumbs to her charms, confiding in Re Jana that his god intends to submerge the world and that only Noah and his family will be saved. When the Flood finally arrives, Re Jana is smuggled on-board by Ham. Life on the ark is gruelling and dangerous but, when at last the ship runs aground, a pregnant Re Jana realises she will be instrumental in founding a new dynasty in a new world.

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"Rich in character, elegantly written and shot through with the deeper themes of love, faith, loyalty, betrayal and renewal. l was wholly convinced by the imaginative grasp of detail which Provoost displays in this long novel... An excellent, uncompromising read." Carousel
"Teens will find themselves alternately caught up in the story's tension, especially once the rain starts falling, and bored by some of the details and religious and philosophical underpinnings. There are subtly portrayed sexual incidents, too, including a relationship between Re Jana and Ham's wife, but these are small stitches in a vast piece that strikingly reveals the human condition at the hour of its destruction." Booklist
"Provoost does an amazing job transporting the reader into this apocalyptic biblical world. The strength of the character Re Jana is clear. She is a true heroine and we are rooting for her on every step of her challenging journey. Through the use of beautiful language and powerful emotions, Provoost creates a masterpiece. Along with the characters and their struggles, the reader is also confronted with the philosophical questions of the biblical tale. IN THE SHADOW OF THE ARK is an impressive novel that both teenagers and adults will enjoy. " Teenreads.com
"ReJana's point of view allows readers to consider the incredulity and the desperation of ordinary people when faced with this impending alleged cataclysm... Issues raised in the narrative may well provoke readers' thoughts about the nature of faith, goodness and cruelty..." Publishers Weekly
"an unusually rich book. It tackles so many themes, it is so elegantly written, and it is so breathtakingly narrated that it is difficult to remain unmoved." NRC Handelsblad
"Provoost sketches a world that sizzles with activity and teems with life: you can hear the banging of the tools, you can smell the pitch for making the ship watertight and you can feel the builders' delight in their work." De Standaard

L'autore

Anne Provoost was born in 1964. She lives with her husband and three young children in Antwerp, Belgium. She studied Literature and Pedagogics at the University of Louvain and spent a year and a half in the United States after her studies. She writes in Dutch, but has been translated into more than nine languages. Her books include My Aunt is a Pilot Whale, Falling (which was made into a feature film) and The Rose and the Swine, which won the Golden Kiss in the Netherlands. The latter two titles were both IBBY Honor books.
In the course of her writing career, Provoost has received practically every major literary award for works in the Dutch language. She was elected a member of The Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature in 2003.
www.anneprovoost.com

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0689872690
• ISBN 13: 9780689872693
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 368
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Simone Casetta; 0039 275422215; casetta@mondadori.it; ; Via Mondadori 1,; Segrate Milano; 20090; Italia