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Bezig met laden... Alexandriadoor Lindsey Davis
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Acosado por su aristocrática esposa, Marco Didio Falco se embarca con destino a Alejandría con el propósito de visitar algunas de las siete maravillas del mundo. Sin embargo, al poco de su llegada aparece un cadáver en la célebre biblioteca de esa ciudad, y eso le involucra en una investigación que le llevará a conocer a fondo los entresijos de las pequeñas luchas políticas en el seno de una institución cultural tan emblemática como la Biblioteca de Alejandría. Como siempre en Davis, su texto puede trasladarse fácilmente a nuestros días y a la mayoría de entidades culturales. Another Falco book - great historical fiction, disguised as detective fiction. Great combo - you get a cocky private detective story, but set in ancient Rome. The historical background is good quality and soundly researched, while the detective fiction is engaging. The result is highly enjoyable escapist fiction. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Marcus Didius Falco (19)
In A.D. 77, Marcus Didius Falco, agent to the Emperor Vespasian, investigates the mysterious death of the head librarian of the world-famous library of Alexandria, bringing him into immediate conflict with the darker side of academic life. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Falco quickly finds himself on the trail of dodgy doings, malfeasance, deadly professional rivalry, more bodies and the lowest of the low—book thieves! As the bodies pile up, it’s up to Falco to untangle this horrible mess and restore order to a disordered universe.
Despite being number 19 in the series, this is the first of the Falco books I've picked up and I was at first a little taken aback with the writing style. Having read quite a few historical books, including those set in Rome around the same time, it took a while to get into the modern, lighthearted approach to the storytelling.
However, it was amusing enough to continue with, and the story soon settled down into a reasonable investigative murder inquiry based around deaths in the Alexandria Library. Enjoyable, and would probably read another in the series. ( )