Ireland: Awakening (Paperback)

Edward Rutherfurd

ISBN 10: 009947655X / ISBN 13: 9780099476559

Editore: Cornerstone, London, 2007

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Paperback. The second part of the Irish epic from the bestselling author of Sarum, Russka, London and Dublin.Following the critically acclaimed success of Dublin, this riveting sequel takes the story of Ireland from the seventeenth century onwards, picking up at the Reformation, and with it, the devastating arrival of Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell heralds the inauguration of two hundred years of Protestant dominance, throughout which many of the Irish people were impoverished and dispossessed. Dublin is made a Protestant capital, and Catholics become an underclass.Set against the dramatic backdrop of Irish political history, this powerful saga is brought to its conclusion. Journeying through the centuries right the way up to the twentieth century's Easter Rising and Independence, passing through turbulent milestones such as The Year of the French, the Famine and The Home Rule Movement of Parnell along the way. Following the critically acclaimed success of Dublin, this riveting sequel takes the story of Ireland from the seventeenth century onwards, picking up at the Reformation, and with it, the devastating arrival of Oliver Cromwell. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: Ireland: Awakening (Paperback)
• Editore: Cornerstone, London
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 009947655X
• ISBN 13: 9780099476559
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: new

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Riassunto

Dopo il successo acclamato dalla critica di dublino, questo avvincente seguito racconta la storia dell'irlanda dal diciassettesimo secolo in poi, partendo dalla riforma e, con essa, dal devastante arrivo di oliver cromwell. Cromwell annuncia l'inaugurazione di duecento anni di dominio protestante, durante i quali molti irlandesi furono impoveriti e spossessati. Dublino diventa una capitale protestante e i cattolici diventano una sottoclasse. Ambientata sullo sfondo drammatico della storia politica irlandese, questa potente saga giunge alla sua conclusione. Viaggiando attraverso i secoli fino alla rivolta di pasqua e all'indipendenza del ventesimo secolo, passando attraverso traguardi turbolenti come l'anno dei francesi, la carestia e il movimento per l'autogoverno di parnell lungo il percorso.

Informazioni sull'autore

Edward Rutherfurd was born in England, in the cathedral city of Salisbury. Educated locally, and at the universities of Cambridge, and Stanford, California, he worked in political research, bookselling and publishing. After numerous attempts to write books and plays, he finally abandoned his career in the book trade in 1983, and returned to his childhood home to write Sarum. Four years later, when the book was published, it became an instant international bestseller, remaining 23 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List.

Since then he has written seven more bestsellers: Russka, a novel of Russia; London; The Forest, set in England's New Forest which lies close by Sarum; two novels which cover the story of Ireland from the time just before Saint Patrick to the twentieth century; New York; and Paris. His books have been translated into over twenty languages.