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Inghilterra, estate 1939. Quando Edith Pretty, affascinata dalle leggende locali che parlano di un tesoro vichingo sepolto nella sua terra, decide di contattare l'archeologo autodidatta Basil Brown, non sa che sta per dare inizio a una delle più straordinarie avventure archeologiche del Novecento. Presto gli scavi riveleranno il gigantesco scheletro di un’antichissima nave funeraria appartenuta a un sovrano anglosassone, che richiamerà l'interesse degli accademici più blasonati. Uniti dalla passione per l'archeologia e da un sentimento delicato e profondo che li lega l'uno all'altra, Basil e Edith lotteranno per proteggere la loro scoperta. Ma la Seconda guerra mondiale incombe e gli scavi si trasformeranno in una corsa contro il tempo, soprattutto quando dalla terra emerge qualcosa di ancor più stupefacente…
Basato su fatti realmente accaduti, La nave sepolta è un romanzo in cui l’amore e la passione assumono aspetti tutt’altro che scontati e che, toccando il significato più profondo del matrimonio, del rapporto tra genitori e figli, della ricerca dell’identità personale, riesce a farci riflettere sul significato dell’essere umani e di condividere la Storia e, in ultima analisi, il dono stesso della vita.
- ISBN: 8831009591
- Casa Editrice: Salani
- Pagine: 272
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This beautifully composed short novel by John Preston may be most notable for its simplicity and understatement. In restrained tones that recall J.L. Carr’s A Month in the Country , we are treated to Edith Pretty, aged and wealthy owner of Sutton Hoo estate, who determines to discover if there is any Leggi tutto
This is a book I bought a while back and never got around to reading it. I’ve sat and read this over the last 2 days before then watching it on Netflix. I hadn’t realised it was based on facts. Maybe I did when I bought it but I’ve had it that long I’d forgotten maybe? It’s such a book that just grabs Leggi tutto
I quite enjoyed this book even though it was quite different from what I expected. If you are envisioning a scientific, empirical novel, this is not for you. Instead, it is a poignant novel narrated by 3 main characters who all revolve around the archaeological dig at Sutton Hoo. As the mounds are u Leggi tutto
I found this to be a very disappointing fictional treatment of an exciting archaeological event -- the discovery of the Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, UK in 1939. The book has received good reviews on both sides of the Atlantic, and I want to emphasize that my rating is based sole Leggi tutto
Tak bardzo potrzebowałam teraz takiej historii. Tak pięknej, spokojnej, pełnej melancholii. Ta powieść trafiła idealnie w mój gust i od razu zajęła specjalne miejsce w moim sercu.
Not-So-Dark Ages Serious fiction these days is often so complex and allusive, that it is a real pleasure to read a novel that tells a story absolutely straight, with plenty of human interest, yet without slighting the considerable intellectual value of the subject. The Dig is an account of the 1939 e Leggi tutto
Filme na Netflix: "A Grande Escavação" com Ralph Fiennes.
Found this because I saw there would be a (Netflix, I think) movie based on the story. This is a fictionalized account of the discovery of the Sutton Hoo treasure in 1939; quite remarkable and groundbreaking. The story is good, the method chosen by the author (different characters, all of them, to t Leggi tutto
I actually picked up a tattered paperback copy of The Dig several years ago after seeing it referenced online in a discussion about books that do a good job of portraying an archaeological dig. It wasn't until I was offered an ARC of the new edition, however, that I finally made time for John Presto Leggi tutto
Audio worked well for this short novel, with different narrators for the sections that are told by their characters. Mrs. Pretty, wealthy owner of the Sutton Hu estate, decides in the summer of 1939 that she would like to have the mounds on her property excavated. An experienced digger, Basil Brown
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