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Sinossi
Peripezie, incontri straordinari, episodi a lungo taciuti: Marco Polo, ormai giunto alla fine della sua vita, decide di raccontare le sue strabilianti avventure nell'Oriente del mondo, anche quelle che non aveva avuto il coraggio di narrare nel Milione. Si inizia così dall'età difficile dell'infanzia, spesa tra le strade più povere di Venezia insieme agli orfani della città, fino all'esilio, che spinge Marco a partire per la Cina, dove diventa uomo di fiducia, amico e spia del Gran Khan Qubilai. Un romanzo epico ricco di avventure e personaggi esotici, violente battaglie e intrecci amorosi lungo la Via della Seta, dalla Venezia del Doge alla Persia, dalla Cappadocia dei briganti alla misteriosa Costantinopoli.
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- Pagine: 928
- Data di uscita: 12-10-1988
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While I did enjoy the Journeyer I would have to say that it was not a great read. Sure the story of Marco Polo is a fascinating one and Mr Jennings did maintain my interest for 80% percent of the time. What annoyed me, however, is that the story is not vastly different from Aztec. Man travels, has m Leggi tutto
I love to read. I am a voracious reader, yet, this book has captured my heart above all others. The story and the way Mr. Jennings was able to capture the courage and inspiration that Marco Polo had to traverse the silk trail was inspirational to me. At the tender age of 18, it inspired me to travel Leggi tutto
this is my favorite read of all time. Takes about 100 pages to get going, but by the ending after a 1000 pages you wish there could be another 1000. His research into his subject matter, Marco Polo, has proven to be unbelievably accurate. The Great Khans earthquake detection machine was fully descri Leggi tutto
The adventures of Marco Polo. I was probably 16 when I read this book. I read it because my mom had just finished it. This book will make you laugh out loud- when you least expect it, and make you slam it shut while being on the verge of tears. You will carry some of the characters with you for The
This is the last book of Gary Jennings I've to read. Actually, that's not true, he wrote some book about a hot-air balloon, but I don't like those things at all so I won't be reading that. If you like Jennings, this is classic. It's the story of Marco Polo. Full of interesting etymological "facts"
I LOVE this book. It has scarred me for life. That's a sign of a great book. Some of the images and scenes from this book have stayed with me, years after the reading. It was so good, I didn't want to put it down, and when I was done reading it, I felt a remorse that it was over.
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