Quo Vadis - formato ePub

Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916) es el más popular y mundialmente conocido de los escritores polacos. Una singular novela, «Quo vadis?», lo consagró universalmente y le hizo merecedor del premio Nobel...

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Quo vadis se convirtio en poco tiempo en un clasico de la literatura y se han realizado varias adaptaciones cinematograficas de esta novela, entre las que sobresale la que en 1951 protagonizaron Robert...

La novela comienza en el año 63 d.C., en tiempos del César Nerón, de la dinastía de los Julio-Claudios. El joven Vinicio visita a su tío Petronio, uno de los favoritos de Nerón, para que le ayude a conseguir...

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Quo vadis? è un romanzo storico dello scrittore polacco Henryk Sienkiewicz pubblicato in volume nel 1896, portò a livello internazionale la fama dell'autore, che per questo divenne Premio Nobel per la...

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Der Bestseller »Quo Vadis?« von Henryk Sienkiewicz erzählt von der Liebesgeschichte der Christen Vinicius und Lygia zur Zeit der Christenverfolgung im Römischen Reich unter Kaiser Nero. Der Roman führt...

Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero, commonly known as Quo Vadis, is a historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz. Quo vadis is Latin for "Where are you going?" and alludes to a New Testament...

Sullo sfondo della Roma imperiale, soffocata dalla tirannide di Nerone, viene narrata la storia d'amore contrastata e impossibile fra Licia, una cristiana proveniente dai Ligi, e Marco Vinicio, patrizio...

Romanzo storico pubblicato a puntate nel 1894 su 'La Gazzetta Polacca', diede una dimensione internazionale al suo autore che poi grazie a quest'opera vinse il Premio Nobel per la letteratura nel 1905....

L’any 1905 Henryk Sienkiewicz va rebre el Premi Nobel de Literatura «pels seus mèrits destacats com a escriptor èpic». Efectivament, les tres narracions que apleguem en aquest volum són uns relats intensos...

Henryk Sienkiewicz's 'In Vain' is a poignant and introspective novel that delves into the themes of love, loss, and existentialism. Written in a poetic and lyrical style, the book explores the complex...

PETRONIUS woke only about midday, and as usual greatly wearied. The evening before he had been at one of Nero's feasts, which was prolonged till late at night. For some time his health had been failing....

In 'Children of the Soil' by Henryk Sienkiewicz, the reader is transported to the rural landscapes of Poland in the late 19th century. Through vivid descriptions and engaging storytelling, Sienkiewicz...

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