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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Romanzo storico ambientato nella Roma di Nerone al tempo del "Grande Incendio". Qui si consuma la travagliata storia d'amore tra la cristiana Lici ed soldato patrizio Vinicio.

Henryk Sienkiewicz's historical novel, 'With Fire & Sword', takes readers on a captivating journey through 17th century Poland during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. The vivid descriptions and engaging...

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With Fire and Sword by Henryk Sienkiewicz is a historical novel set in the 17th century during the Khmelnytsky Uprising in Poland. The book is known for its vivid portrayal of battle scenes, political...

Henryk Sienkiewicz's 'Quo Vadis' is a masterpiece of historical fiction set in ancient Rome during the reign of Emperor Nero. The novel provides a vivid portrayal of the tyranny and decadence of Nero's...

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...

Raccolta di romanzi brevi di Sienkiewicz comprendente Natura e Vita, Il Giudizio di Giove, L'organista di Ponikla, Tenebre e Luce.

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...

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