A Short History of Progress, Ronald Wright

Автор: Gauthier, Ronald M.
Название: Wright choices
ISBN: 1785542397 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781785542398
Издательство: ACC-distribution titles
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Цена: 961 р.
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Описание: The legacy of Richard Wright is little known. Born of personal experience, his works threw a harsh light on the continued struggles of African Americans in the first half of the twentieth century. Almost completely self-educated, he was a writer, thinker, and activist whose passion for the plight of his people never waned. His works continue to influence young minds to this day.The stories in this collection are linked by Wright and his life, sometimes directly, sometimes only in passing. They are tales of the ongoing struggle, and Wrights existence in one way or another touches modern lives in ways they may not even

Автор: Wright Ronald
Название: The Gold Eaters
ISBN: 1594634629 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781594634628
Издательство: Random House (USA)
Цена: 2474 р.
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Описание: Utterly irresistible "The Gold Eaters"is truly the gold standard to which all fiction historical and otherwise should aspire. "Buzzfeed"
A sweeping, epic historical novel of exploration and invasion, of conquest and resistance, and of an enduring love that must overcome the destruction of one empire by another.
Kidnapped at sea by conquistadors seeking the golden land of Peru, a young Inca boy named Waman is the everyman thrown into extraordinary circumstances. Forced to become Francisco Pizarro's translator, he finds himself caught up in one of history's great clashes of civilzations, the Spanish invasion of the Incan Empire of the 1530s. To survive, he must not only learn political gamesmanship but also discover who he truly is, and in what country and culture he belongs. Only then can he be reunited with the love of his life and begin the search for his shattered family, journeying through a land and a time vividly depicted here.
Based closely on real historical events, "The Gold Eaters"draws on Ronald Wright s imaginative skill as a novelist and his deep knowledge of South America to bring alive an epic struggle that laid the foundations of the modern world."