Cathedral
- Schrijver: Ben Hopkins (Verenigde Staten)
- Soort boek: Amerikaanse roman, historische roman
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Europa Editions
- Verschijnt: 26 januari 2021
- Omvang: 624 pagina’s
- Uitgave: Gebonden Boek / Ebook
Waardering voor de roman Cathedral
- “A thoroughly engrossing, beautifully told look at human frailty.” (Kirkus Reviews)
- “Ambitious and satisfying [ . . . ] Six-hundred pages sounds long, but this deeply human take on a medieval city and its commerce and aspirations, its violent battles and small intimacies, never feels that way. This sweeping work is as impressive as the cathedral at its center.” (Publishers Weekly)
Flaptekst van de historische roman van Ben Hopkins
A thoroughly immersive read and a remarkable feat of imagination, Cathedral tells a sweeping story about obsession, mysticism, art, and earthly desire in gripping prose. It deftly combines historical fiction and a tale of adventure and intrigue.
At the center of this story is the Cathedral. Its design and construction in the 13th and 14th centuries in the Rhineland town of Hagenburg unites a vast array of unforgettable characters whose fortunes are inseparable from the shifting political factions and economic interests vying for supremacy. From the bishop to his treasurer to local merchants and lowly stonecutters, everyone, even the town’s Jewish denizens, is implicated and affected by the slow rise of Hagenburg’s Cathedral, which in no way enforces morality or charity. Around this narrative center, Ben Hopkins has constructed his own monumental edifice, a novel that is rich with the vicissitudes of mercantilism, politics, religion, and human enterprise.
Fans of Umberto Eco, Hilary Mantel, and Ken Follett will delight at the atmosphere, the beautiful prose, and the vivid characters of Ben Hopkins&;s Cathedral.