Christopher Bland (1938–2017)
Auteur de Cathar
A propos de l'auteur
Christopher Bland was born in Japan on May 29, 1938. He grew up in Northern Ireland and was educated at Oxford University. He was captain of the university fencing team and fenced for Ireland at the 1960 Rome Olympics. He was chairman of Canongate for 22 years retiring in October 2016. His debut afficher plus novel, Ashes in the Wind, was published in 2014. He died from cancer on January 28, 2017 at the age of 78. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Œuvres de Christopher Bland
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Bland, Sir Francis Christopher Buchan
- Date de naissance
- 1938-05-29
- Date de décès
- 2017-01-28
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- England
UK - Lieu de naissance
- Yokohama, Japan
- Études
- Sedbergh School, Cumbria, England
Oxford University (Queen's College) - Professions
- business executive
politician
novelist - Organisations
- British Broadcasting Corporation (Chaiman ∙ 1996-2001)
Royal Shakespeare Company
British Telecom
London Weekend Television - Prix et distinctions
- Knight Bachelor (1993)
- Courte biographie
- A consistently successful businessman, when asked in an interview with Big Issue what he would say to his 16-year old self, he replied "I'd tell him to become a writer. Forget all tha other stuff."
Membres
Critiques
Cathar par Christopher Bland
This was a cracking find, and a very enjoyable read. Tells the story of one person during the persecution of the Cathars; despite being young at the time he plays a key role and pays a heavy price. This is very readable and I didn't want to put it down. For any historical aficionados out there just be aware the author uses some artistic licence on the timeline of one of the key events but that doesn't take away from the enjoyment. Recommended.
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Andrew-theQM | 1 autre critique | Apr 1, 2017 |
Andrew-theQM | 1 autre critique | Apr 1, 2017 | I asked to review Cathar with a hint of trepidation. In recent historical fiction the Cathars, like the Knights Templar, have been appropriated by the religious-conspiracy crowd and I wasn’t quite sure what I was letting myself in for. Fortunately I was pleasantly surprised: there were no secret societies (beyond Catharism itself) and no hint of the Grail. This is pure historical fiction. More than, there’s a lot of genuine history here: it reintroduced me to a crowd of real-life figures whom I last encountered during my history degree in Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie’s magisterial study of Montaillou...
For the rest of the review, please see my blog:
https://theidlewoman.net/2016/09/03/cathar-christopher-bland/… (plus d'informations)
For the rest of the review, please see my blog:
https://theidlewoman.net/2016/09/03/cathar-christopher-bland/… (plus d'informations)
Listes
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 36
- Popularité
- #397,831
- Évaluation
- 3.2
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 19