Elizabeth Kostova

Kostova's new novel is a tale of immense scope that delves into the horrors of a century and traverses the culture and landscape of this mysterious country. Suspenseful and beautifully written, it explores the power of stories, the pull of the past, and the hope and meaning that can sometimes be found in the aftermath of loss. Praise for Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian "Quite extraordinary. Kostova is a natural storyteller. She has refashioned the vampire myth into a compelling contemporary novel, a late-night page-turner." ... San Francisco Chronicle "Hypnotic. a thrill ride through history." ... The Denver Post "Part thriller, part history, part romance. Kostova has a keen sense of storytelling and she has a marvelous story to tell." ... Baltimore Sun "Kostova's vampire is no campy Lugosi knockoff.

A Novel

The Shadow Land

In this internationally bestselling novel, the author of The Swan Thieves has 'refashioned the vampire myth into a compelling...late-night page-turner' - San Francisco Chronicle Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters addressed ominously to 'My dear and unfortunate successor'. Her discovery plunges her into a world she never dreamed of - a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an evil hidden in the depths of history. In those few quiet moments, she unwittingly assumes a quest she will discover is her birthright - a hunt for the truth about Vlad the Impaler, the medieval ruler whose barbarous reign formed the basis of the Dracula myth. Deciphering obscure signs and hidden texts, reading codes worked into the fabric of medieval monastic traditions, and evading terrifying adversaries, one woman comes ever closer to the secret of her own past and a confrontation with the very definition of evil. Elizabeth Kostova's debut novel is an adventure of monumental proportions - a captivating tale that blends fact and fantasy, history and the present with an assurance that is almost unbearably suspenseful - and utterly unforgettable. 'Quite extraordinary....Kostova is a natural storyteller....She has refashioned the vampire myth into a compelling contemporary novel, a late-night page-turner' - San Francisco Chronicle 'Filled with fascinating details of archaic vampire lore, the splendours of the Ottoman Empire and the beauty of the Romanian countryside' - Times Literary Supplement

The Historian

O historiador

Psychiatrist Andrew Marlow, devoted to his profession and the painting hobby he loves, has a solitary but ordered life. When renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient, Marlow finds that order destroyed. Desperate to understand the secret that torments the genius, he embarks on a journey that leads him into the lives of the women closest to Oliver and a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism. Kostova's masterful new novel travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy, from the late 19th century to the late 20th, from young love to last love. The Swan Theives is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope.

The Swan Thieves

Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters addressed ominously to 'My dear and unfortunate successor'. Her discovery plunges her into a world she never dreamed of - a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an evil hidden in the depths of history. In those few quiet moments, she unwittingly assumes a quest she will discover is her birthright - a hunt for the truth about Vlad the Impaler, the medieval ruler whose barbarous reign formed the basis of the Dracula myth. Deciphering obscure signs and hidden texts, reading codes worked into the fabric of medieval monastic traditions, and evading terrifying adversaries, one woman comes ever closer to the secret of her own past and a confrontation with the very definition of evil. Elizabeth Kostova's debut novel is an adventure of monumental proportions - a captivating tale that blends fact and fantasy, history and the present with an assurance that is almost unbearably suspenseful - and utterly unforgettable.

İdem Erman

The letters provide links to one of the darkest powers that humanity has ever known - and to a centuries-long quest to find the source of that darkness and wipe it out. It is a quest for the truth about Vlad the Impaler, the medieval ruler whose barbarous reign formed the basis of the legend of Dracula. Generations of historians have risked their reputations, their sanity, and even their lives to learn the truth about Vlad the Impaler and Dracula. Now one young woman must decide whether to take up this quest herself - to follow her father in a hunt that nearly brought him to ruin years ago, when he was a vibrant young scholar and her mother was still alive.

roman

Tarihçi

Sofia Graça Moura

M. L. N. Silveira

Il discepolo

De historicus

Крадци на лебеди

Историкът

Ossessione

En 16 år gammel jente finner en gammel bok og en bunke med gulnede brev i sin fars bibliotek. Brevene er ledetråder til en av de mørkeste maktene vi kjenner, jakten på Vlad spidderen, herskeren som la grunnen for legenden om Dracula. Brevene fører henne inn i en labyrint hvor hemmelighetene fra hennes fars fortid og hennes mors mystiske skjebne er knyttet til en ondskap som er blitt gjemt og glemt i løpet av historiens gang. Hun setter i gang en jakt på sannheten om Vlad spidderen. Hun dechiffrerer symboler, finner skjulte tekster og løser koder, og dette fører henne nærmere hemmeligheten rundt hennes egen fortid og en konfrontasjon med selve definisjonen av ondskap.

Historikeren

Elizabeth Kostova's new novel is a tale of immense scope that delves into the horrors of a century and traverses the culture and landscape of Bulgaria. Suspenseful and beautiful, the novel explores the power of stories, the pull of the past, and the hope and meaning that can be found in the aftermath of loss.

Tierra de Sombras

Roman

Der Historiker

Certa noite bem tarde, ao explorar a biblioteca do pai, uma jovem encontra um livro antigo e um maço de cartas amareladas. AS cartas estão todas endereçadas a "Meu caro e desventurado sucessor", e fazem mergulhar em um mundo com o qual ela nunca sonhou - um labirinto onde os segredos do passado de seu pai e o misterioso destino de sua mãe convergem para um mal inconcebível escondido nas profundezas da história. AS cartas fazem alusão a um dos poderes mais maléficos que a humanidade jamais conheceu, e a uma busca secular pela origem desse mal e sua erradicação. É Uma caça à verdade sobre Vlad, o Empalador, o governante medieval cujo bárbaro reinado gerou a lenda de Drácula. GErações de historiadores arriscaram reputação, sanidade, e até mesmo as próprias vidas para conhecer essa verdade. AGora, uma jovem precisa decidir continuar ou não essa busca - e seguir seu pai em uma caçada que quase o levou à ruína anos antes, quando ele era um estudante universitário cheio de energia e sua mãe ainda era viva. O Que a lenda de Vlad, o Empalador tem a ver com o mundo moderno? Será possível que o Drácula mítico tenha realmente existido - e continuado a viver, pelos séculos afora? A resposta a estas perguntas atravessa o tempo e as fronteiras enquanto primeiro o pai, e depois a filha perseguem pistas que os levam de empoeiradas bibliotecas de universidades norte-americanas a Istambul, Budapeste e os confins da Europa oriental. EM cada cidade, monastério e arquivo, em cartas e conversas secretas, emerge a horrível verdade sobre o feroz reinado de Vlad - e sobre um pacto atemporal que pode ter mantido sua monstruosa obra viva através dos tempos. JUntando indícios escondidos e textos até então desconhecidos, e interpretando as mensagens em código enredadas na trama das tradições monásticas medievais - bem como esquivando-se dos adversários que farão de tudo para proteger os milenares poderes de Vlad -, uma mulher desvenda o segredo de seu passado e enfrenta a própria definição do mal. O HIstoriador é uma aventura de proporções monumentais, uma narrativa incansável que mistura fato e fantasia, passado e presente, em um estilo de suspense quase intolerável - e impossível de esquecer.

Historiador, O

A young woman finds old papers which begin to reveal an ancient and evil plot concerning Vlad the Impaler and the legend of Dracula, which may still be continuing.

Historyk

Historikern

Alexandra Boyd, eine junge Amerikanerin, kommt nach Sofia, um in Bulgarien Englisch zu unterrichten. Kurz nach ihrer Ankunft gelangt sie durch Zufall in den Besitz einer Urne mit der Asche eines Verstorbenen. Es beginnt eine abenteuerliche Odyssee, denn Alexandra ist entschlossen, die Asche den Hinterbliebenen zurückzubringen. Die Suche nach ihnen führt Alexandra immer tiefer hinein in das wilde, ihr fremde Land und immer weiter hinab in dessen Geschichte. Nach und nach enthüllt sich auf den Stationen ihrer Reise das Schicksal des Verstorbenen: Stoyan Lazarov, ein begnadeter Musiker, dessen Leben von den Katastrophen des 20. Jahrhunderts und von einer großen Liebe bestimmt waren. Weitere berührende Wunderraum-Geschichten finden Sie in unserem kostenlosen aktuellen Leseproben-E-Book »Einkuscheln und loslesen – Bücher für kurze Tage und lange Nächte«

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