China

The Novel

De: Edward Rutherfurd

Narrado por: Daniel York Loh, Zheng Xi Yong, Andrew Wincott

The “unparalleled master of the historical saga" (Newsweek) and internationally bestselling author of Paris and New York takes on an exhilarating new world with his trademark epic style in China: The Novel

In China: The Novel, Edward Rutherfurd brings his renowned talents to the Middle Kingdom, when the clash of East and West in the nineteenth century shattered the stability of the two-thousand-year-old empire. This epic tale chronicles the great struggle for power, from the Opium Wars that erupted in 1839 through the Taiping revolt, the British burning of the Summer Palace, the Boxer Rebellion, and the long rule of the Dragon Empress, culminating in the momentous revolution of 1911. We meet a young village wife struggling with rigid traditions, Manchu warriors, powerful eunuchs and concubines of the Forbidden City, rapacious English soldiers and earnest missionaries, savvy Chinese pirates, and sage philosophers. Rutherfurd brings to vivid life the ever-changing fortunes of Chinese, British, and American families as they negotiate the tides of history. A rich human drama as well as a deeply researched portrait that sets the stage for China’s role in the world today, China: The Novel is the enthralling story of a rising global power.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Bravo; this is a big, complex, and utterly involving portrait of 19th-century China."
Antonia Senior, The Times (London)

"It’s a bravura performance, fizzing with incident, excitement and energy."
The Daily Mail

“Edward Rutherfurd is known for massive historical novels usually set in cities like New York, Paris and London. They dig deeply into a specific place and he focuses on a certain period…
Rutherfurd’s thorough research shows again here in his descriptions of China and other places in Asia like Hong Kong and Macao….Besides place, Rutherfurd also has thoroughly researched the many complexities of Chinese culture…. CHINA can perhaps be placed in the same basket as the James Clavell novels of Tai-Pan and Noble House…Worth sticking with all 760 pages”
Asian Review of Books

WELL WORTH THE READ

After reading the different reviews I decided to get this book and find out for myself.
I have read, I think, all of mr. Rutherfurt’s books.
I am also very knowledgeable of China’s history.
I did enjoy the book. The historical facts, mingled with a pleasant story.
Thus, I do recommend listening.
The different narrators were a pleasure to listen to, appropriate for the characters they portrayed.
My thanks to all involved, JK.

Rutherford does it again

I preordered China months ago. His style of combining fiction with history never ceases to delight. Thanks again for a fascinating trip in history!

Great Book

An engrossing tale loaded with historical information and lessons, a must read. I really enjoyed this one.

Puts the "history" in historical novel.

I'm a huge fan of historical novels. Although enjoyable enough, many of this genre, heavily blur fiction from fact. Not so in "China" where Rethurfurd starts with a fascinating history and then overlays his most excellent characters and supportive fictional plots. I loved this book.

Another spectacular historical novel

Ruthfurd is the best at historical fiction. wish the history book in school could be as interesting.