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Bezig met laden... Elleander Morning (1984)door Jerry Yulsman
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This book is an unexpected treat. Yulsman, a photojournalist by profession, wrote only two novels. This is a shame; he should have written more. For a book that begins with an assassination, that of young Adolph Hitler in 1913, I find myself surprised to describe this book as charming. The novel has an intriguing narrative structure, the pleasure of puzzles to be solved, but its charm in no small part comes from the two captivating and enigmatic protagonists: the eponymous Elleander Morning, the assassin herself, and her granddaughter to whom she bears a striking resemblance. The author served in Europe and North Africa during WWII, and here he devotes himself once again to defeating the Nazis. This counterfactual world, one in which that war never occurred, is a satisfying place to spend some time. A fantastic alternate history book that explores a possible future where WWII never happened. In the opening chapters, Elleander Morning, a London madam of ill repute, travels across the English Channel to Vienna. Upon arrival she tracks down and shoots to death an angry young Austrian artist. With the death of Adolf Hitler, WWII is averted. Or is it? Yulsman writes a tightly plotted tale that includes the beautiful and resourceful title character and her grand-daughter Lesley who, in an alternate 1983, begins to piece together what really happened to her grandmother in the early years of the 20th century. The truth she uncovers is more fantastic than she could have ever imagined. Highly recommended. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en)Fantasy Masterworks (New Design) Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy (06/4312) Prijzen
A dying woman, given a second chance to relive her life, travels back in time. Her goal: the execution of an obscure Viennese artist named Adolf Hitler. Two generations later, the assassin's granddaughter is mystified to discover a book relating the history of World War II ― the chronicle of a conflict that never took place. Elleander Morning spans eight decades of the twentieth century, tracing two different timelines from two very different worlds and raising thought-provoking questions along the way. Part detective story, part thriller, and part romance, this alternative history won the 1986 Ditmar Award for best international fiction and the 1987 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis. This edition features a new Introduction by Gavriel Rosenfeld, an expert on Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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