Conclave
by:
Robert Harris (author)
The best-selling author of Enigma and Fatherland turns to today's Vatican in a ripped-from-the-headlines novel, and gives us his most ambitious, page-turning thriller yet--where the power of God is nearly equaled by the ambition of men. The pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine...
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The best-selling author of Enigma and Fatherland turns to today's Vatican in a ripped-from-the-headlines novel, and gives us his most ambitious, page-turning thriller yet--where the power of God is nearly equaled by the ambition of men. The pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will cast the
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780451493446 (0451493443)
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Nie jest już tajemnicą, że pana Harrisa czytam wszystko (mimo że w chwili pisania tej recenzji mam już pewne zaległości...). Przeczytałem więc i to, zwłaszcza, że tematyka konklawe sama w sobie jest ciekawa i intrygująca. Podobało mi się – napisane to jest bez zadęcia "anty" ani "pro". I choć osta...
Did I read the same book as everyone else? The pope dies and the cardinals have to choose a new one; there's some political intrigue involved, naturally. I've taken this book off my "thriller" shelf because I don't really find that it fits that category. Parts of it were somewhat interesting but o...
I love these kinds of novels. I’m always up for a plot filled with intrigue, who’s going to backstab who, who’s got the dirty secrets and who’s the horrible but cunning bastage that will expose these secrets and so on…. I had to whip out my dictionary for these latin/Catholic terms that are preval...
Excellent page-turner. Robert Harris certainly knows how to tell a good yarn.
The pope is dead... and 117 cardinals are about to seclude themselves in the conclave to elect a new pope. No, make that 118. There are 4 favourites, but as the saying goes: Who goes into the conclave as pope, comes out a cardinal. Although it's mostly talk and introspection, Harris manages to kee...
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