Konstantin
Autor Tom Bulloughen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 ian 2013
1867, Ryazan, a Russian city in winter. Ten-year-old Konstantin, deafened by scarlet fever, dreams of flight - escaping to Moscow, fleeing to the silent stars. And his daring visions, pregnant with humanity's future, will take him further than anyone could believe.
Moving from wolf-infested forests to the brothels of Moscow, from village life to the wondrous Age of Steam, from appalling tragedy to the discovery of a great love,Konstantintells the beguiling story of a man who imagined the unimaginable: turning the dream of space travel into a reality.
As vivid and evocative as Hilary Mantel'sWolf Halland David Mitchell'sThe Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet,Konstantinis a story of man, nature, and the limitless power of the imagination.
Praise forKonstantin:
'Convincing, lyrical. Bullough has set Konstantin squarely before us as a living, thinking, ingenious human being' John Banville
'Konstantin is that rare creature, the practical dreamer, a hero at the dawn of modernity. Beautifully written . . . a real achievement' Andrew Miller, author ofPure
'Enchanting, wonderfully eloquent. A very alluring read'Time Out
Tom Bullough was born in 1975 and is the author of two previous novels. He lives in Breconshire, in mid-Wales, with his wife and young son.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780670920938
ISBN-10: 0670920932
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0670920932
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Tom
Bullough
was
born
in
1975
and
is
the
author
of
two
previous
novels.
He
lives
in
Breconshire,
in
mid-Wales,
with
his
wife
and
young
son.
Recenzii
Konstantin
is
that
rare
creature,
the
practical
dreamer,
a
hero
at
the
dawn
of
modernity.
Beautifully
written
.
.
.
a
real
achievement
Mesmerizing intensity . . .daring . . .Konstantinfascinatingly brings us an imagined portrait of a boy turning into a man that refuses to give us any simple solutions
Enchanting, wonderfully eloquent. A very alluring read
A charming novel, sensitively told
A magnificent piece of writing ... punctuated with moments of beauty and of fascination
Bullough succeeds in translating the science of lunar travel into concrete, apposite and lyrical imagery...Here is a writer with a sculptor's sensibility
A convincing account, lyrical yet exact, of the making of a scientist. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky may not be a household name, but the author has set him squarely before us as a living, thinking, ingenious human being
Wonderful. Historical fiction that wears history lightly
Well-written . . . moving and expressive
Mesmerizing intensity . . .daring . . .Konstantinfascinatingly brings us an imagined portrait of a boy turning into a man that refuses to give us any simple solutions
Enchanting, wonderfully eloquent. A very alluring read
A charming novel, sensitively told
A magnificent piece of writing ... punctuated with moments of beauty and of fascination
Bullough succeeds in translating the science of lunar travel into concrete, apposite and lyrical imagery...Here is a writer with a sculptor's sensibility
A convincing account, lyrical yet exact, of the making of a scientist. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky may not be a household name, but the author has set him squarely before us as a living, thinking, ingenious human being
Wonderful. Historical fiction that wears history lightly
Well-written . . . moving and expressive