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Q
Luther Blissett
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Description for Q
Paperback. This unusual adventure, set in Reformation Europe, was written by four young authors and first published in Italy under a collective pseudonym. It describes the massive religious and social upheaval in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 492.
Set in Reformation Europe, Q begins with Luther's nailing of his 95 theses on the door of the cathedral church in Wittenberg. Q traces the adventures and conflicts of two central characters: an Anabaptist, a member of the most radical of the Protestant sects and the anarchists of the Reformation, and a Catholic spy and informer, on their thrilling journey across Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. The four young writers who shelter behind the pseudonym Luther Blissett have created a world of intrigue, violence and intense political and religious passion. Far from the traditional example of historical fiction, Q is ... Read more
Set in Reformation Europe, Q begins with Luther's nailing of his 95 theses on the door of the cathedral church in Wittenberg. Q traces the adventures and conflicts of two central characters: an Anabaptist, a member of the most radical of the Protestant sects and the anarchists of the Reformation, and a Catholic spy and informer, on their thrilling journey across Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. The four young writers who shelter behind the pseudonym Luther Blissett have created a world of intrigue, violence and intense political and religious passion. Far from the traditional example of historical fiction, Q is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099439837
SKU
V9780099439837
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Ref
99-99
About Luther Blissett
The former Watford and AC Milan striker Luther Blissett had nothing to do with the writing of this book. The real authors of Q live in Bologna.
Reviews for Q
It bracingly reanimates an era of frenzy that longed to burn the world clean
The Guardian
The mud and blood, visions and ideals of 16th-century Europe come back to gruesome, glorious life
The Independent
Big and bloody and breathtaking: a crush of colour and crowds, exotic locations and war.
The Times
Imagine Umberto Eco's ... Read more
The Guardian
The mud and blood, visions and ideals of 16th-century Europe come back to gruesome, glorious life
The Independent
Big and bloody and breathtaking: a crush of colour and crowds, exotic locations and war.
The Times
Imagine Umberto Eco's ... Read more