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S'està carregant… Davy (1964 original; edició 1990)de Edgar Pangborn (Autor), Paul Lehr (Il·lustrador)
Informació de l'obraDavy de Edgar Pangborn (1964)
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Liked the style and world building and the characters, but the plot structure is rather irritating where Davy is looking back on his life, narrates a section then goes forward, hinting at other things, then goes back again - but then runs out of steam. So only about half of his life is narrated and the catastrophic breakdown of society, the revolution, the reason he and his friends have to flee in a ship is all just referenced in passing. It also seems at the end that the author just lost interest with the whole thing, given how it ends. ( ) My previous read of this book was when it was new, and I was a fairly innocent teenager. I knew it was bawdy, but I'm pretty sure I didn't realize how bawdy. Anyway, it's a post-apocalyptic novel set about 400 years hence, after a war and climate change have messed the world up pretty badly and New England's become several small, but related, nation states. Young Davy breaks free from bondage, meets people, and becomes a roving musician. And other things happen. A fun read. It's pretty much the story I remembered, except the bawdiness. The best of three novels and numerous short stories set in his post-apocalyptic world, this one follows the lead character as he grows to manhood, joins a traveling band of entertainers, and finally sets off in search of something greater. The landscape is bleak, but the book is wonderfully funny, mostly through the sheer force of Davy's personality. The final part is open-ended and very sad, and the writing is first rate throughout. Of all the post-apocalypse worlds in the books I've read, Pangborn's is the most richly detailed and completely realized; His other books that take place in this world are "The Company of Glory", "The Judgement of Eve," and a book of short stories "Still I Persist in Wondering." I've read other books since that seem influenced by it, most notably Emily St. John Mandel's Station Eleven, which is also first rate.
Vier eeuwen na de grote kernoorlog die de beschaving der Ouden heeft weggevaagd, trekt Davy door de Wereld die in primitieve staatjes is uiteengevallen. Pertany a aquestes sèriesPertany a aquestes col·leccions editorialsPremisDistincionsLlistes notables
There is one age-old question ?Men or women, who are the better leaders? Many, many years ago in Africa, a country existed ?a country called Meramara where queens ruled and extraordinary women warriors known as the Jemaya battled fiercely to defend the land from ravaging enemies and ravenous half-man, half-animal creatures ?the Half-Beings. But one day, their reign comes to an end when one woman commits an unforgivable sin. In anger, the men seize power from the women in a bloody coup and for the first time in Meramara, a king rules. He is a tyrant whose claim to the throne is being threatened by an ancient prophecy ?a prophecy about a slave girl possessed with a superhuman power who will wrench the throne from his grasp! He is unaware of the prophecy and of the fact that the girl, Zaare is living in Meramara. She is in the home of the handsome Commander of the army, Lord Badri ?fighting to earn his love and hated by his two wives. Badri is used to getting any woman he desires and he wants this beautiful slave girl. But when he unexpectedly loses her to someone else he discovers, to his chagrin that he cannot easily forget the moments they spent in each other ?s arms. As rebellion stirs and war threatens, Badri has a decision to make ?would he be a champion for his king or would he risk his life and position to enthrone a woman and bring about the return of the matriarchy? And in one cataclysmic day, the Half-Beings strike and Meramara is tethering on the brink of total annihilation. Zaare has to prove that she is the one who will fulfil the prophecy and dethrone the king. She is searching for the only weapon that can kill these foul beasts ?the axe of Shangan. But time is running out for herself and her people... No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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