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Chargement... The Golden Wind (1969)par L. Sprague de Camp
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. The fictitious memoirs of Eudoxus of Kyzikos to his son, Theon. This novel recounts Eudoxus's adventures and misadventures in India and in Africa. In India he's seeking a cure for a masculine affliction besides trade and in Africa he deals with cannibalistic tribesmen. We see his dealings with the shifty Hippalos the Corinthian. A light, silly, comedic novel and an easy read. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"A tale of high adventure, rich in historical lore and erudite in the telling. Of Mr. de Camp's ... novels, this may well be the most ambitious and quite possibly the best."-Publishers Weekly *** The Golden Wind is the last of the five classic historicals de Camp wrote (both historically and chronologically). *** The novel tells of the early adventures of Eudoxus of Cyzicus and Hippalus in their original voyages from Egypt to India by sea. *** Eudoxus was a Greek navigator who is credited with exploring and mapping the Arabian sea for Egyptian ruler Ptolemy VIII, and Hippalus is, according to legend, the captain of Eudoxus' ship during these explorations. *** Following the successful exploration of the route to India, Eudoxus decides to break the Egyptian monopoly on trade with India by sailing around Africa, and encounters a myriad of different adventures and misfortunes as their ship attempts to circumnavigate the great continent. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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