Satori
Autor Don Winslowen Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 mar 2012
Then there was Bourne.
Now comes Hel.
Nicholai Hel-a Westerner by birth but an Asian by upbringing-speaks seven languages, kills with a naked hand, and is a master of the world's most challenging game of strategy: Go. All this has made him a very dangerous man-an assassin who blends in anywhere, doesn't need weapons to kill his targets, and sees ten moves ahead.
Released from three years of honing his mental and physical skills in solitary confinement on the condition that he kill a high-ranking Soviet official in China, Hel must survive a suicide mission to save his own life and the beautiful French spy that he loves.
SATORI
It's the height of the Cold War.
The game is lethal, the stakes enormous.
Nicholai Hel is on the board.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780446561914
ISBN-10: 0446561916
Pagini: 512
Dimensiuni: 133 x 203 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-10: 0446561916
Pagini: 512
Dimensiuni: 133 x 203 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
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Notă biografică
DON
WINSLOWwas
born
in
New
York
City
but
raised
in
South
Kingstown,
Rhode
Island.
His
books
includeThe
Power
of
the
DogandThe
Life
and
Death
of
Bobby
Z.In
addition
to
his
writing,
Don
has
been
an
actor,
director,
movie
theater
manager,
safari
guide
and
private
investigator.
Don
lives
in
the
San
Diego
area
with
his
wife,
Jean,
and
son,
Thomas.
He
invites
you
to
visit
him
at
his
websitewww.donwinslow.com.
TREVANIAN's books have been translated into more than fourteen languages and have sold million of copies worldwide. In addition toShibumi, Trevanian is the author of seven novels includingThe Eiger SanctionandThe Loo Sanction.
TREVANIAN's books have been translated into more than fourteen languages and have sold million of copies worldwide. In addition toShibumi, Trevanian is the author of seven novels includingThe Eiger SanctionandThe Loo Sanction.
Recenzii
"In
his
1979
international
best-seller,Shibumi,
acclaimed
author
Trevanian
introduced
readers
to
handsome
mystic
and
ingenious
assassin
Nicholai
Hel.
In
this
compelling
prequel,
Winslow,
whose
popular
novels
includeSavages(2010)
andThe
Dawn
Patrol(2008),
details
Hel's
life
leading
up
to
Trevanian's
opus.Satoriopens
in
the
fall
of
1951,
in
the
throes
of
the
Korean
War.
Twenty-six-year-old
Hel
has
spent
the
last
three
years
in
solitary
confinement
at
the
hands
of
the
Americans.
Now
his
captors
are
offering
to
release
him-at
a
price.
He
must
go
to
Beijing
and
kill
the
Soviet
Union's
commissioner
to
China.
Though
Hel
is
blond
with
striking
green
eyes,
his
worldview
is
more
Eastern
than
Western.
(He
was
raised
by
an
aristocratic
Russian
mother
in
Shanghai
and
later
lived
in
Japan,
where
he
studied
the
ancient
and
notoriously
challenging
board
game,
Go.)
Hel
is
a
master
of
hoda
korosu,
"the
naked
kill,"
and
blessed
with
an
uncanny
proximity
sense,
which
makes
him
hyperaware
of
potential
danger.
He'll
need
every
tool
in
his
deadly
dossier
to
earn
freedom.
Winslow
renders
breathless
suspense
and
a
cast
of
dark,
devious
characters
from
all
corners
of
the
globe.
Recommend
this
one
to
fans
of
Baldacci
and
le
Carré,
as
well
as,
of
course,
Trevanian."—Booklist(starred
review)
"An intricately plotted, fast-paced thrill ride. Carrying on the legacy of Trevanian's SHIBUMI, Don Winslow skillfully brings the character of master assassin Nicholai Hel to life, creating a story so engrossing you won't be able to put it down. Winslow has truly done the Trevanian legacy proud."—Nelson DeMille
"A grand, sprawling, magnificent entertainment. Trevanian, in the skilled hands of Don Winslow, is alive and well, and dare I say, better than ever! For those of us who look back onShibumias a highlight of their reading lives,Satoridoes not for a moment disappoint. Those who have not readShibumiare in for a treat. My immediate question upon turning the last page was "when is the next one coming out?" I cannot wait!"—Christopher Reich
"Satori is first-rate spy fiction, full of explosive action, exotic locales, and surprising romance, and Nicholai Hel is an assassin you'll cheer for: intent on vengeance for a terrible injustice, as comfortable with philosophy as he is familiar with the mechanics of stopping a man's heart, beset by enemies in a game whose true nature he can only divine by playing through to the end."—Barry Eisler
"A home run . . . carefully choreographed, bare-knuckled action . . . elegant writing, a mature, confident narrative and characters so real you can almost touch them on the page . . . Winslow has done the creator ofShibumiand the Nicholai Hel character proud."—David Baldacci
"Trevanian's Shibumi was one of the all-time great thrillers. Don Winslow is one of the best thriller writers we have. Put the two together and the result, no surprise, is sleek, smart, and deadly. SATORI is a must-read."—Joseph Finder,New York Timesbestselling author ofParanoiaandVanished
"An intricately plotted, fast-paced thrill ride. Carrying on the legacy of Trevanian's SHIBUMI, Don Winslow skillfully brings the character of master assassin Nicholai Hel to life, creating a story so engrossing you won't be able to put it down. Winslow has truly done the Trevanian legacy proud."—Nelson DeMille
"A grand, sprawling, magnificent entertainment. Trevanian, in the skilled hands of Don Winslow, is alive and well, and dare I say, better than ever! For those of us who look back onShibumias a highlight of their reading lives,Satoridoes not for a moment disappoint. Those who have not readShibumiare in for a treat. My immediate question upon turning the last page was "when is the next one coming out?" I cannot wait!"—Christopher Reich
"Satori is first-rate spy fiction, full of explosive action, exotic locales, and surprising romance, and Nicholai Hel is an assassin you'll cheer for: intent on vengeance for a terrible injustice, as comfortable with philosophy as he is familiar with the mechanics of stopping a man's heart, beset by enemies in a game whose true nature he can only divine by playing through to the end."—Barry Eisler
"A home run . . . carefully choreographed, bare-knuckled action . . . elegant writing, a mature, confident narrative and characters so real you can almost touch them on the page . . . Winslow has done the creator ofShibumiand the Nicholai Hel character proud."—David Baldacci
"Trevanian's Shibumi was one of the all-time great thrillers. Don Winslow is one of the best thriller writers we have. Put the two together and the result, no surprise, is sleek, smart, and deadly. SATORI is a must-read."—Joseph Finder,New York Timesbestselling author ofParanoiaandVanished
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Nicholai Hel exploded onto the scene in Trevanian's 1970s blockbuster SHIBUMI. Now critically acclaimed novelist Don Winslow continues the story and reveals how Nicolai Hel became the world's most dangerous assassin
Nicholai Hel exploded onto the scene in Trevanian's 1970s blockbuster SHIBUMI. Now critically acclaimed novelist Don Winslow continues the story and reveals how Nicolai Hel became the world's most dangerous assassin