Has anyone not heard of “The Pillars Of The Earth”? It is not a television soap opera, but almost… It's a novel, written by Ken Follett and was a great publishing success upon its first publication in 1989. All the adventures in this book already have a continuation. This past December it was published in Spain “A World Without End”. The two novels are independent, the argument does not continue, In other words, it is not necessary to read the first novel to understand the second..
For those of you who didn't read “Los Pilares… ” I tell you that it was and continues to be one of the best-selling books in the world.. It tells the story of a convent of monks, in the village of Kingsbridge where a church is being rebuilt after a fire. The time is the late Middle Ages (sigloXII), just a time when there is a change in architectural style, from Romanesque to Gothic. The reconstruction of the temple is the excuse to create all kinds of stories. The fight for power, ambition, greed, that generate love and hate between the characters happen over a generation.
And for those of you who have already read “Los Pilares…” I will tell you that ” A world without end” It's more of the same. The characters are descendants of the protagonists in “The pillars…”, they live two centuries later (14th century), a century of changes throughout Europe, where in Italy the Renaissance begins to be generated, besides wars (the War of the 100 years between England and France) and the black plague that caused a great crisis and the end of the Middle Ages. There are also all those ingredients that make the novel hook you., envy, grudges, handling, mass hysteria… I don't know if it's a feeling of mine, but the good ones are better, and the bad guys are badder, that is, success is assured. When you go to buy the book, don't be scared.! The Spanish edition is 1179 pages.
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