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A sweeping novel that tells the lives of five families: an American, a Welsh, an English, a German and a Russian, against the backdrop of the First World War, the Russian Revolution and the profound social changes they brought about.First volume of "The Century" trilogy The st...
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La caída de los gigantes (The Century 1)
A sweeping novel that tells the lives of five families: an American, a Welsh, an English, a German and a Russian, against the backdrop of the First World War, the Russian Revolution and the profound social changes they brought about. First volume of "The Century" trilogy The story begins in 1911, on the day of King George V's coronation at Westminster Abbey. The fate of the Williams, a Welsh mining family, is linked by love and enmity to that of the Fitzherberts, aristocrats and owners of the mines. Lady Maud Fitzherbert will fall in love with Walter von Ulrich, a young spy at the German Embassy in London. Their lives will intertwine with those of a progressive advisor to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, and two Russian brothers whose dream of seeking their fortune in America has been snatched away by war and revolution. From Washington to St. Petersburg, from the squalor and dangers of coal mines to the luxurious chandeliers of aristocratic palaces, through the halls of the White House and the Parliament of Westminster, Ken Follett offers us, in his most ambitious novel, a meticulous portrait of an era and the passions that spurred the lives of his characters. "The 'Century' trilogy is the story of my grandparents and yours, of our parents and our lives. In some ways it is the story of all of us." Critics have said... "Ken Follett is not a writer, but a social phenomenon." |
Editorial: PLAZA & JANÉS Fecha de publicación: Páginas: 1024 Empastado: Tapa Dura Idioma: Español |
