With Fire and Sword - Couverture souple

Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1497572088 ISBN 13 : 9781497572089

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

At a time when the state of Poland was constantly undergoing political turmoil, Henryk Sienkiewicz wasn’t afraid to ruffle feathers. Having already achieved success in his career around the end of the 19th century, the Polish journalist negatively portrayed the Teutonic Order at a time in which his audience lived under German rule. At the same time, he meticulously included historical language in his works, a sort of celebration of authenticity and the past. He would earn a Nobel Prize in 1905 for "outstanding merits as an epic writer." Sienkiewicz mastered historical novels that vividly put readers in places as distinct as 17th century Poland and Ancient Rome. He is still well regarded today for novels like "With Fire and Sword", "The Deluge", “Quo Vadis”, and "Fire in the Steppe". The first of the three novels that formed the “Trilogy”, With Fire and Sword is Sienkiewicz’s historical novel about historic Poland. The novel strings together battles for Poland's survival and for a woman, who is a symbol of Poland itself.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1497572088
• ISBN 13: 9781497572089
• Reliure: Copertina flessibile
• Nombre de pages: 566
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