Quicksilver: Volume One of the Baroque Cycle
Category: Livres anglais et trangers,Literature & Fiction,Genre Fiction
Quicksilver: Volume One of the Baroque Cycle Details
Quicksilver is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan, pursuing knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe, in a chaotic world where reason wars with the bloody ambitions of the mighty, and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can alter the political landscape overnight.It is a chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of "Half-Cocked Jack" Shaftoe -- London street urchin turned swashbuckling adventurer and legendary King of the Vagabonds -- risking life and limb for fortune and love while slowly maddening from the pox.And it is the tale of Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to reinvent Europe through the newborn power of finance.A gloriously rich, entertaining, and endlessly inventive novel that brings a remarkable age and its momentous events to vivid life, Quicksilver is an extraordinary achievement from one of the most original and important literary talents of our time.And it's just the beginning ...
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Reviews
Neal Stephenson, ou le Umberto Ecco des geeks. S'affranchissant allgrement de certaines vrits historiques mais maitrisant sans ambiguit son sujet, Stephenson passe des sciences pures et des experimentations hasardeuses d'poque des tirades de numismatique, de poursuites cheveles des rencontres improbables et d'un pays l'autre sans jamais se dpartir d'un style qu'il sait adapter chaque situation et personnage pour lui donner la profondeur qu'il souhaite. L'oeuvre est volumineuse, exigeante, et n'est certainement pas la premire lire pour "gouter" Stephenson. En revanche ceux qui maitrisent l'anglais et aiment l'histoire et les sciences se plongeront - pour longtemps - dans cette oeuvre exceptionnelle.
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