China (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover)
Edward Rutherfurd
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Add to basketHardcover. Por el autor best seller internacional de Paris, Nueva York y Londres.Edward Rutherfurd nos lleva a un estimulante nuevo mundo con su ya mas que reconocido estilo epico en esta, su nueva novela: China.Edward Rutherfurd ha cautivado a millones de lectores con su grandeza narrativa, sagas historicas profundas que nos cuentan la historia de alguna ciudad famosa a lo largo de multiples generaciones. Ahora, en China, el autor lleva a sus lectores a la riqueza del entorno fascinante del Reino Medio.La historia comienza en 1839, en el alba de la Primera Guerra del Opio, y continua con la historia de China a traves de la Revolucion Cultural de Mao hasta nuestros dias. Rutherfurd relata el ascenso y la caida de las fortunas de distintos miembros de familias chinas, britanicas y americanas, mientras negocian el devenir de la historia. Por el camino, fiel a su estilo, Rutherfurd nos regala un minucioso y profundo retrato de la historia y de la sociedad china, de sus tradiciones ancestrales, de sus grandes reveses y de la aparicion de China como una gran potencia global en ascenso. Y al igual que en sus novelas anteriores, encontraremos romance, aventuras, heroinas y sinvergueenzas, luchas abrumadoras y fortunas increibles.China da vida al rico terreno de este basto pais que ha vivido bajo una constante evolucion. De Shangai a Nankin y a traves de la Gran Muralla, Rutherfurd relata el turbulento ascenso y la caida de imperios, mientras el colonial Oeste colisiona con el opulento y complejo Este en una batalla epica entre sus culturas y su gente.Profundamente documentada y majestuosamente narrada, Edward Rutherfurd pinta un apasionante retrato de uno de los paises mas singulares y extraordinarios del mundo entero.ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONThe internationally bestselling author of Paris and New York takes on an exhilarating new world with his trademark epic style in China: The NovelEdward Rutherfurd has enthralled millions of readers with his grand, sweeping historical sagas that tell the history of a famous place over multiple generations. Now, in China: The Novel, Rutherfurd takes readers into the rich and fascinating milieu of the Middle Kingdom.The story begins in 1839, at the dawn of the First Opium War, and follows Chinese history through Mao's Cultural Revolution and up to the present day. Rutherfurd chronicles the rising and falling fortunes of members of Chinese, British, and American families, as they negotiate the tides of history. Along the way, in his signature style, Rutherfurd provides a deeply researched portrait of Chinese history and society, its ancient traditions and great upheavals, and China's emergence as a rising global power. As always, we are treated to romance and adventure, heroines and scoundrels, grinding struggle and incredible fortunes.China: The Novel brings to life the rich terrain of this vast and constantly evolving country. From Shanghai to Nanking to the Great Wall, Rutherfurd chronicles the turbulent rise and fall of empires as the colonial West meets the opulent and complex East in a dramatic struggle between cultures and people.Extraordinarily researched and majestically told, Edward Rutherfurd paints a thrilling portrait of one of the most singular and remarkable countries in the world. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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Edward Rutherfurd nació en Salisbury, Inglaterra. Se diplomó en historia y literatura por la Universidad de Cambridge. Es el autor de Sarum, Príncipes de Irlanda, Rebeldes de Irlanda, Nueva York, Londres, París y Rusia, entre otras novelas, todas ellas publicadas en Roca Editorial. En todas sus novelas Rutherfurd nos ofrece una rica panorámica de los países y de las ciudades más atractivas del mundo a través de personajes ficticios y reales que se ponen al servicio de una investigación minuciosa en lo que ya se ha convertido el sello particular de autor.
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