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A great novel that narrates the lives of five families: an American, a Welsh, an English, a German and a Russian, with the backdrop of the First World War, the Russian Revolution and the profound social changes that these entailed.First volume of "The Century" trilogy The stor...
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La caída de los gigantes (The Century 1)
A great novel that narrates the lives of five families: an American, a Welsh, an English, a German and a Russian, with the backdrop of the First World War, the Russian Revolution and the profound social changes that these entailed. First volume of "The Century" trilogy The story begins in 1911, on the day of the coronation of King George V in Westminster Abbey. The destiny of the Williams, a mining family from Wales, 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 that of a progressive advisor to US President Woodrow Wilson, and that of two Russian brothers whom war and revolution have snatched their dream of seeking fortune in America. From Washington to Saint Petersburg, from the squalor and dangers of coal mines to the luxurious chandeliers of aristocratic palaces, passing 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 of 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 way it is the story of all of us." Critics have said... "Ken Follett is not a writer, but a social phenomenon." |
Editorial: DEBOLSILLO Fecha de publicación: Páginas: 1024 Empastado: Tapa Blanda Idioma: Español |
