Synopsis
In 1884, the city of Hanover is lit by flame and tradition, and Chandler Bliss has never imagined another way. As a fourth-generation candlemaker, his life is shaped by ritual, patience, and the quiet dignity of honest labor. When a new invention called Artificial Illumination is unveiled at City Hall, it promises safety, efficiency, and progress beyond anything the city has known. But beneath its flawless glow, Chandler senses something deeply wrong. As merchants cheer and officials celebrate, a way of life built by human hands begins to unravel, and the warm light of candles is recast as a dangerous relic of the past.
Pulled between loyalty to his family and a future he does not trust, Chandler watches Hanover change almost overnight. Candlemakers are displaced, neighbors turn inward, and the city grows brighter but colder with every passing decree. As resistance flickers in the shadows, Chandler must decide whether to adapt, remain silent, or risk everything to protect the fragile flame that once defined his world. The Last Candlemaker is a haunting allegory about progress without restraint, the cost of obedience, and what is lost when humanity trades freedom for control.
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The Last Candlemaker: A Flicker of Hope in the Age of Artificial Illumination
Vendeur : California Books, Miami, FL, Etats-Unis
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