Copernicus' brave insistence that the earth revolves around the sun
and is not, as Ptolemy held, the centre of the universe signalled
the end of the medieval world order. Banville's highly acclaimed
novel brings the man behind the discovery to life. Nicholas
Copernicus was born into a Polish family from Cracow, whose origins
his father tried to conceal when he moved to Torun in Royal
Prussia. Nicholas grew into an unworldly, reticent man, who was
haunted by an evil brother and puzzled by the conspiracies that
ranged around his ideas. Banville's tour de force dramatizes a
crucial stage in the intellectual development of the humanist
movement in Europe, putting our own times into a fresh perspective.
(Kirkus UK)
Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1976 this historical novel is based on the life of Nicholas Koppernigk, better known as Copernicus, whose ideas and writings shattered the medieval view of the universe. "Kepler", also by John Banville, won "The Guardian" Fiction Prize in 1981.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
