Henryk Sienkiewicz

Quo Vadis?

Übersetzer: Kuniczak, W. S.

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Produktbeschreibung

Translated by Stanley F Conrad. Set around the dawn of Christianity with amazing historical accuracy Quo Vadis? won Sienkiewicz the Nobel Prize. Written nearly a century ago and translated into over 40 languages, Quo Vadis, has been the greatest best-selling novel in the history of literature. Now in a sparkling new translation which restores the original glory and splendour of this masterpiece, W S Kuniczak, the most acclaimed translator of Sienkiewicz in this century, combines his special knowledge of Sienkiewicz's fiction with his own considerable talents as a novelist. An epic saga of love, courage and devotion in Nero's time, Quo Vadis portrays the degenerate days leading to the fall of the Roman Empire and the glory and the agony of early Christianity.

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During the tumultuous reign of Nero, Vinicius, a pagan, and Ligia, a Christian, fall in love.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hippocrene Books Inc., U.S.
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 589
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 148mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 804g
• ISBN-13: 9780781805506
• ISBN-10: 0781805503
• Artikelnr.: 21871934

Autorenporträt

Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916), one of Poland's foremost novelists, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905. Hist historical novels (The Trilogy, Quo Vadis?, The Teutonic Knights) represent the highest achievements in the genre. Recent translations of his works have met with stunning success in the United States and have gained the author an enthusiastic new following.