***LONGLISTED: THE HWA GOLD CROWN 2021*** ***A Sunday Times BOOK OF
THE YEAR 2021: "An ambitious, epic debut."*** ***A NEW YORK TIMES
BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021*** A Times BOOK OF THE MONTH:
"Beautifully written and profoundly insightful." "A memorable
tapestry of politics, religion and conflicting human desires." -The
Sunday Times "Cathedral is a masterpiece, one of the best
historical novels I've read in a long time. Spellbinding and so
evocative of place and time. A triumph."-Dan Jones "Fascinating,
fun, and gripping to the very end."-Roddy Doyle A sweeping story
about obsession, mysticism, art, and earthly desire. At the centre
of this story, is the Cathedral. Its design and construction in the
12th and 13th centuries in the fictional town of Hagenburg unites a
vast array of unforgettable characters whose fortunes are
inseparable from the shifting political factions and economic
interests vying for supremacy. From the bishop to his treasurer to
local merchants and lowly stonecutters, everyone, even the town's
Jewish denizens, is implicated and affected by the slow rise of
Hagenburg's Cathedral, which in no way enforces morality or
charity. Around this narrative core, Ben Hopkins has constructed
his own monumental edifice, a choral novel that is rich with the
vicissitudes of mercantilism, politics, religion, and human
enterprise. Ambitious, immersive, a remarkable feat of imagination,
Cathedral deftly combines historical fiction, the literary novel of
ideas, and a tale of adventure and intrigue. Fans of authors like
Umberto Eco, Elif Shafak, Hilary Mantel, Ken Follett and Jose
Saramago will delight at the atmosphere, the beautiful prose, and
the vivid characters of Ben Hopkins's Cathedral.
General
| Imprint: |
Europa Editions UK
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
September 2021 |
| Authors: |
Ben Hopkins
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 42mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
624 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-78770-362-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
|
| LSN: |
1-78770-362-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781787703629 |
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