The son

av Philipp Meyer (forfatter).

2017 Heftet

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES starring Pierce Brosnan and co-written by Philipp Meyer The critically acclaimed, New York Times-bestselling epic, a saga of land, blood and power, follows the rise of one unforgettable Texas family from the Comanche raids of the 1800s to the oil booms of the 20th century. Eli McCullough is just twelve years old when a marauding band of Comanche storm his Texas homestead, brutally murder his mother and sister and take him captive. Despite their torture and cruelty, Eli - against all odds - adapts to life with the Comanche, learning their ways and language, taking on a new name, finding a place as the adopted son of the band's chief and fighting their wars against not only other Indians but white men too, which complicates his sense of loyalty, his promised vengeance and his very understanding of self.

But when disease, starvation and westward expansion finally decimate the Comanche, Eli is left alone in a world in which he belongs nowhere, neither white nor Indian, civilized nor fully wild. Deftly interweaving Eli's story with those of his son Peter and his great-granddaughter JA, The Son maps the legacy of Eli's ruthlessness, his drive to power and his lifelong status as an outsider, even as the McCullough family rises to become one of the richest in Texas, a ranching and oil dynasty that is as resilient and dangerous as the land they claim. Yet, like all empires, the McCulloughs must eventually face the consequences of their choices.

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Utgivelsesår 2017

Format Heftet

ISBN13 9781471167379

EAN 9781471167379

Genre Historisk litteratur

Omtalt tid 1900-tallet 1800-tallet 2000-tallet

Omtalt sted Texas

Språk Engelsk

Sider 608

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Karen Ramsvik om En amerikansk sønn av Philipp Meyer:

02:02, 4. august 2014*

Feriebok: Denne boka er bra underholdning, men den er slett ikke uten dybde. Det som appellerte mest, til meg, var beskrivelsene fra livet som adoptert indianer. Jeg ble også sjarmert av et lite vink til James Dean og filmen Giganten. Egentlig behøves det ikke ytterligere beskrivelser. Det var tider den gang i Texas.

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