loppear reviewed Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
I listened.
3 stars
Engaging historical drama, vicious and saucy and wry, and I still just don't care about Tudor England.
767 pages
German language
Published April 11, 2010 by DuMont.
England im Jahr 1520: sollte der König ohne männlichen Erben sterben, würde das Land durch einen Bürgerkrieg verwüstet. Henry VIII. möchte seine Ehe annullieren lassen und Anne Boleyn heiraten. Der Papst und ganz Europa sind dagegen. Die Scheidungsabsichten des Königs schaffen ein Machtvakuum, in das Thomas Cromwell tritt: die Werkzeuge dieses politischen Genies sind Bestechung, Einschüchterung und Charme.
Engaging historical drama, vicious and saucy and wry, and I still just don't care about Tudor England.
I listened to this, and I probably couldn't imagine reading it. Listening meant that I could be at peace with missing some of the historical details. If I head, I probably wouldn't stopped too often to read Wikipedia.
It is astounding to think about the research that was required for this book.