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Un lugar llamado libertad
Barcelona. 22 cm. 474 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta. Colección 'Biblioteca Ken Follett'. Follett, Ken 1949-. Traducción de María Antonia Menini. Traducción A place called freedom. Biblioteca Ken Follett (Barcelona) .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. 8422693909
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First published January 1, 1995
About the author
Ken Follett
524 books60.8k followersKen Follett is one of the world’s most successful authors. Over 170 million copies of the 36 books he has written have been sold in over 80 countries and in 33 languages.
Born on June 5th, 1949 in Cardiff, Wales, the son of a tax inspector, Ken was educated at state schools and went on to graduate from University College, London, with an Honours degree in Philosophy – later to be made a Fellow of the College in 1995.
He started his career as a reporter, first with his hometown newspaper the South Wales Echo and then with the London Evening News. Subsequently, he worked for a small London publishing house, Everest Books, eventually becoming Deputy Managing Director.
Ken’s first major success came with the publication of Eye of the Needle in 1978. A World War II thriller set in England, this book earned him the 1979 Edgar Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America. It remains one of Ken’s most popular books.
In 1989, Ken’s epic novel about the building of a medieval cathedral, The Pillars of the Earth, was published. It reached number one on best-seller lists everywhere and was turned into a major television series produced by Ridley Scott, which aired in 2010. World Without End, the sequel to The Pillars of the Earth, proved equally popular when it was published in 2007.
Ken’s new book, The Evening and the Morning, will be published in September 2020. It is a prequel to The Pillars of the Earth and is set around the year 1,000, when Kingsbridge was an Anglo-Saxon settlement threatened by Viking invaders.
Ken has been active in numerous literacy charities and was president of Dyslexia Action for ten years. He was chair of the National Year of Reading, a joint initiative between government and businesses. He is also active in many Stevenage charities and is President of the Stevenage Community Trust and Patron of Home-Start Hertfordshire.
Ken, who loves music almost as much as he loves books, is an enthusiastic bass guitar player. He lives in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, with his wife Barbara, the former Labour Member of Parliament for Stevenage. Between them they have five children, six grandchildren and two Labradors.
Born on June 5th, 1949 in Cardiff, Wales, the son of a tax inspector, Ken was educated at state schools and went on to graduate from University College, London, with an Honours degree in Philosophy – later to be made a Fellow of the College in 1995.
He started his career as a reporter, first with his hometown newspaper the South Wales Echo and then with the London Evening News. Subsequently, he worked for a small London publishing house, Everest Books, eventually becoming Deputy Managing Director.
Ken’s first major success came with the publication of Eye of the Needle in 1978. A World War II thriller set in England, this book earned him the 1979 Edgar Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America. It remains one of Ken’s most popular books.
In 1989, Ken’s epic novel about the building of a medieval cathedral, The Pillars of the Earth, was published. It reached number one on best-seller lists everywhere and was turned into a major television series produced by Ridley Scott, which aired in 2010. World Without End, the sequel to The Pillars of the Earth, proved equally popular when it was published in 2007.
Ken’s new book, The Evening and the Morning, will be published in September 2020. It is a prequel to The Pillars of the Earth and is set around the year 1,000, when Kingsbridge was an Anglo-Saxon settlement threatened by Viking invaders.
Ken has been active in numerous literacy charities and was president of Dyslexia Action for ten years. He was chair of the National Year of Reading, a joint initiative between government and businesses. He is also active in many Stevenage charities and is President of the Stevenage Community Trust and Patron of Home-Start Hertfordshire.
Ken, who loves music almost as much as he loves books, is an enthusiastic bass guitar player. He lives in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, with his wife Barbara, the former Labour Member of Parliament for Stevenage. Between them they have five children, six grandchildren and two Labradors.
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June 2, 2025
Amé este libro; es una historia magistralmente construida, donde no hay un solo capítulo que se sienta como relleno. Cada palabra tiene un propósito, lo que hace que la lectura sea profundamente envolvente. Mack es un personaje extraordinariamente realista; su viaje no siempre termina en triunfo. Es víctima de su contexto y de su situación de clase, lo que añade capas a su lucha por la libertad.
A pesar de nacer en condiciones que lo predisponen a ser servil, Mack se enfrenta valientemente a estas realidades y, por azar o quizás por suerte, logra alcanzar su anhelada libertad. El simbolismo del collar de hierro y el libro ilegible son representaciones poderosas de las innumerables historias de personas que han sido sistemáticamente ignoradas por la historia universal. Esta obra es, sin duda, una forma de arte en sí misma.
A pesar de nacer en condiciones que lo predisponen a ser servil, Mack se enfrenta valientemente a estas realidades y, por azar o quizás por suerte, logra alcanzar su anhelada libertad. El simbolismo del collar de hierro y el libro ilegible son representaciones poderosas de las innumerables historias de personas que han sido sistemáticamente ignoradas por la historia universal. Esta obra es, sin duda, una forma de arte en sí misma.
May 29, 2025
Esta bien pero no es el nivel normal de Follet. es estilo novela juvenil pero con el toque histórico que tanto le caracteriza. Fácil de leer y muy bien escrito.
Did Not Finish
March 26, 2026Le hice dnf lo siento. La forma de escribir de este hombre no me atrapó para nada.
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