Russka: The Novel of Russia
Autor Edward Rutherfurden Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 feb 2005
THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD
Spanning 1800 years of Russia's history, people, poltics, and culture, Edward Rurtherford, author of the phenomenally successful SARUM: THE NOVEL OF ENGLAND, tells a grand saga that is as multifaceted as Russia itself. Here is a story of a great civilization made human, played out through the lives of four families who are divided by ethnicity but united in shaping the destiny of their land.
"Rutherford's RUSSKA succeeds....[He] can take his place among an elite cadre of chroniclers such as Harold Lamb, Maurice Hindus and Henri Troyat."
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780345479358
ISBN-10: 0345479351
Pagini: 960
Dimensiuni: 141 x 213 x 50 mm
Greutate: 0.75 kg
Ediția:Trade Pbk.
Editura: BALLANTINE BOOKS
ISBN-10: 0345479351
Pagini: 960
Dimensiuni: 141 x 213 x 50 mm
Greutate: 0.75 kg
Ediția:Trade Pbk.
Editura: BALLANTINE BOOKS
Recenzii
“Impressive . . . Rutherfurd has indeed embraced all of Russia.”
–The Washington Post Book World
“RUSSKA SUCCEEDS WHERE [OTHER BOOKS] OF TRENDY SOVIET-WATCHING HAVE FAILED. . . . Rutherfurd can take his place among an elite cadre of chroniclers such as Harold Lamb, Maurice Hindus and Henri Troyat.”
–San Francisco Chronicle
“FAST-MOVING . . . Rutherfurd believes in adding color and adventure to facts that are exhaustively researched, making history palatable if not delicious.”
–Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“SPRAWLING . . . Rutherfurd’s close observation of Russia’s religious and ethnic diversity gives this epic a distinctive flavor.”
–Publishers Weekly
“RUTHERFURD LITERALLY PERSONIFIES HISTORY.”
–New York Daily News
–The Washington Post Book World
“RUSSKA SUCCEEDS WHERE [OTHER BOOKS] OF TRENDY SOVIET-WATCHING HAVE FAILED. . . . Rutherfurd can take his place among an elite cadre of chroniclers such as Harold Lamb, Maurice Hindus and Henri Troyat.”
–San Francisco Chronicle
“FAST-MOVING . . . Rutherfurd believes in adding color and adventure to facts that are exhaustively researched, making history palatable if not delicious.”
–Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“SPRAWLING . . . Rutherfurd’s close observation of Russia’s religious and ethnic diversity gives this epic a distinctive flavor.”
–Publishers Weekly
“RUTHERFURD LITERALLY PERSONIFIES HISTORY.”
–New York Daily News
Notă biografică
Edward Rutherfurd is the bestselling author of eight novels, including London, Sarum, The Princes of Ireland, The Rebels of Ireland, and New York.