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A carregar... Conclave (2016)por Robert Harris
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. religion As a life long Catholic I found this tale of the inner workings of a Papal Conclave interesting and thought provoking. I'm not sure a non-Catholic would feel the same. I'm knocking off a point because there's a bit at the very end that I found unnecessary and I might have preferred the story to reach a similar conclusion but not precisely this one. I do not believe that what happens would ever come to pass in this day and age but perhaps someday. El Papa ha muerto. En la Capilla Sixtina, a puerta cerrada, ciento dieciocho cardenales procedentes de todos los rincones del globo emitirán su voto en la elección más secreta del mundo. Son hombres de fe. Pero tienen ambiciones. Y rivales. En las próximas setenta y dos horas uno de ellos se convertirá en el líder espiritual con más poder de la tierra. Cónclave ha sido elegido uno de los mejores libros de 2016 por The Sunday Times y Observer. Set in Vatican City in contemporary times, the Pope has just died, and a new Pope must be elected. One hundred eighteen Cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel to determine the new leader. Protagonist Cardinal Lomeli is the in charge of the Dean of the College of Cardinals. They are sequestered until they reach a decision I enjoyed this peek inside the inner workings of the church. It is a detailed portrayal of what happens within a conclave. It depicts the schism between traditionalists and modernists. Factions vie for control, albeit in a diplomatic and courteous manner. The focus is on a handful of Cardinals who have a chance at becoming Pope. These characters are well fleshed out, struggling between human aspirations and requirements of faith. There is an element of mystery here, though I would not call it a traditional mystery. Cardinal Lomeli must look into several suspicious occurrences related to the qualifications of the candidates. Do not expect a thriller. There are only a few tense scenes toward the end, and all take place offstage. It is more of a drama and character study of the several main candidates for Pope. The writing is quite good – not overly flowery but descriptive enough to provide a good sense of the environment. It provides a couple of surprising twists. I have now read four of Harris’ books and find them consistently well-written and entertaining. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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The pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world's most secretive election. They are holy men. But they have ambition. And they have rivals. Over the next seventy-two hours one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on Earth. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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