Božica pustinje

by Kai Meyer, Branka Grubić (Translator)

Mlada guvernanta Cedrine Muck bila je na pragu dvadesetih godina kada je odlucila, slijedeci tragove izgubljenog brata, iz grada Bremena krenuti na dugo putovanje do njemackih kolonija u jugozapadnoj Africi. Nakon sto se zaposli kao odgojiteljica u njemackoj kolonijalistickoj obitelji shvatit ce da se nad domom u koji se doselila nadvija neobicna tajna. . .
Prepun mitova, neobicnih obreda i misterioznih sila pustinje Kalahari, ovaj napet i neobican roman zasigurno ce medju citateljima jos vise ucvrstiti ugled mladoga njemackog autora.

Genres: Fantasy

344 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

With millions of books sold worldwide, Kai Meyer is one of Germany's most successful authors. His novels have been translated into 27 languages including English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Chinese.

Kai Meyer was born in 1969 in northern Germany. He began college at the University of Bochum, Germany, where he studied film, theatre, and philosophy. After a year, he dropped out to work for a newspaper as a trainee journalist, followed by two years as a staff journalist.

Kai wrote his first novel in his early 20s, and it was published when he was just 24 years old. He has been a full-time novelist since 1995. To date, Kai has written nearly 50 books – some for adults, some for teenagers. Kai’s books are mostly historical with strong fantastical overtones. There are over 1.5 million Kai Meyer books in print in Germany, and he is quickly gaining popularity in other countries as well: THE WATER MIRROR went into its third US printing before it was even delivered to bookstores, and his young adult dark fantasy series SIEBEN SIEGEL is a substantial hit in Japan. The British edition of THE FLOWING QUEEN / THE WATER MIRROR won the 2007 Marsh Award for Best Children´s Book in Translation.

In 2007 his historical novel DAS GELÜBDE (The Vow) was turned into a movie by celebrated German director Dominik Graf. SIEBEN SIEGEL is set to be filmed in 2008, other books are optioned.

Kai has also written screenplays, two of which have been made into TV movies. He is the author of a hardcover comic book, PANDORAMICUM, and is one of the creators of the fantasy role-playing game ENGEL (US edition by White Wolf).

Kai Meyer lives in Westphalia near the Rhine in Germany.

Reviews

[Kora Kaos · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kain und Abel, der Baum des Lebens.. Bibel trifft auf afrikanische Mythen, viel Phantasy, ein Hauch Realität und ein Körnchen Love story. Sonst für meinen Geschmack ganz schön grausam.

[BlackCatMarta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it!!! Kai Meyer never lets his reader down, mystical tale, desert, myth and reality are mixing to something vivid and magical. Plus if you are anything like me you will have lucid dreams ;)

[Dani · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mukaansatempaava alku taisi jäädä lähinnä eksotiikaksi ja historiallisesti kiinnostavaksi miljöövalinnaksi. Loppujen lopuksi Göttin der Wüste lässähtää kyseenalaiseksi myyttien yhteenkiedonnaksi, joka ei läpäise kriittistä postkoloniaalista tarkastelua.

[Shadowsword · Rating 1 out of 5]

Abgebrochen und nur noch kurz ins ende reingelesen

[Kris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Das Setting im kolonisierten Afrika ist überraschend gut gelungen, aber ich bin nicht warm damit geworden, wie biblisch die Geschichte irgendwann wurde. Mit dem Ende konnte ich gar nichts anfangen.

[Trillian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bis zuletzt blieb die Spannung, hab es absolut geliebt.