Laurent Binet
Autor(a) de HHhH
About the Author
Image credit: Laurent Binet (book cover)
Obras por Laurent Binet
Operación antropoide : cuaderno 1 exemplar
Associated Works
McSweeney's Issue 42 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern): Multiples (2013) — Translator/Contributor — 62 exemplares
Le Débat, N° 165, mai-août 201 : L'histoire saisie par la fiction (2011) — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Binet, Laurent
- Data de nascimento
- 1972-07-19
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- Frankrijk
- Local de nascimento
- Parijs, Frankrijk
- Locais de residência
- Paris, France
- Ocupações
- docent Frans
- Organizações
- University of Paris III
Membros
Críticas
Listas
THE WAR ROOM (1)
Prémios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 9
- Also by
- 2
- Membros
- 3,296
- Popularidade
- #7,763
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Críticas
- 189
- ISBN
- 149
- Línguas
- 20
The story begins with a voyage by Eric the Red’s daughter and her encounter with Mesoamerican Indians. The Vikings enrich their new home with iron-working, draft animals, and wheeled vehicles. Columbus’s trip west ends badly, leaving the hulks of two of his ships weathering on the beach. The Mayan leader, Atahualpa, reverse engineers them and launches a transatlantic expedition to Europe. He arrives in Lisbon in time to capture Charles V, head of the Holy Roman Empire, and conquer a disorganized Europe—at least until the Aztecs show up.
The book ends with an account of the early adventures of Miguel Cervantes and his encounter with the essayist Michele de Montaigne. It is the most stylish part of the narrative, deftly parodying the styles of both writers. It could be read as a standalone sketch.… (mais)