The Boy Who Wanted Wings
A poor archer in medieval Poland takes aim at the love of his life in this epic novel from Martin. The anxious Aleksy Gazdecki, a young farmhand, embodies the ethnic and political tensions of Europe during the reign of the Ottoman Empire. The believability of this novel, which is sprinkled with period-specific details, is never in question. Martin sets the stage so tidily that the plight of Aleksy and Krystyna, who desire to move beyond the social classes that keep them apart, transcends the historical moment. Sprawling but never slow, the plot moves naturally from battle to intimacy and back again. A gripping, transpor…
Mehr
CHF 24.90
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
V105:
Folgt in ca. 15 Arbeitstagen
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-9978945-0-9
- EAN: 9780997894509
- Produktnummer: 20638941
- Verlag: Lightning Source Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 358 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.1 cm 550 g
- Gewicht: 550
Über den Autor
James Conroyd Martin is the award-winning author of The Poland Trilogy. A longtime teacher of English and Creative Writing in the Chicago area, he holds degrees from St. Ambrose and DePaul universities. After his teaching career, he moved to Portland, Oregon, where he continues to write.
11 weitere Werke von James Conroyd Martin:
Bewertungen
Anmelden