Iain Pears: Parallel Lives, Gebunden

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Praise for Iain Pears

The Dream of Scipio

"A thrilling journey through history, into the human heart and soul."
- Geraldine Brooks, Washington Post

"[Iain Pears] invests his complex story with piquancy, irony, and humor. There is much to ponder here, from Neoplatonic philosophy to anti-Semitism to public duty. . . . Eye-opening."
- People

"A multilayered tale of moral choice, love, danger and loss."
- John Crowley, New York Times Book Review

"An adventure and achievement."
- San Francisco Chronicle

"A dazzling triptych of love and ideas . . . Pears leaves us with a dream, not only of destruction, but of immense and unexpected heroism."
- Boston Globe

Strone's Fall

"Pears is a bold storyteller with ambitions beyond the confines of genre."
- Clare Clark, Guardian

"Mr. Pears's assured command of period history, language, lore, and attitudes is formidable."
- Wall Street Journal

"[Pear's novels are] entertainment in the best sense: thrilling, compelling, ambitious and smart."
- Carmela Ciuraru, Los Angeles Times Book Review

Arcadia

"[Iain Pears] is a great writer of ideas and intellectual adventure."
- Scott Bradfield, New York Times Book Review

"The most striking thing about Pears's writing-his plots and ideas are complex, but his style is simple and clear. . . . Fantastic fun."
- Bryan Applebaum, Sunday Times (UK)