Doctor Copernicus - John Banville • BookLikes (ISBN:9781447211778)

Doctor Copernicus

by: John Banville (author)

Format: kindle

ISBN: 9781447211778

Publish date: September 23rd 2011

Publisher: Picador

Pages no: 257

Edition language: English

Category:

Literature, European Literature, Cultural, Historical Fiction, Irish Literature, Contemporary, Ireland

Series: Revolutions Trilogy (#1)

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Another book I wish I could have finished, given an interesting subject. Mr. Banville seems like an altogether direct, hardworking man -- at least at one conference I visited, so it's not surprising but disappointing that he turns the early life of Copernicus into a melodrama full of profound moment...

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After reading "Kepler", I was very eager to tackle "Doctor Copernicus" and "The Newton Letter".This year I decided that I'd start with a bang with "Doctor Copernicus". I've always believed in strong starts...Drawing a parallel between "Kepler" and "Doctor Copernicus", they both have a very strong se...

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