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Passarola Rising
by Azhar Abidi
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780143038610 |
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Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
The fabulous debut novel by new international talent Azhar Abidi, Passarola Rising is a deftly written picaresque tale filled with evocative detail, adventure, and suspense. Set in eighteenth-century Europe, it tells the story of Bartolomeu and Alexandre Loureno, who use their airship, the Passarola, to escape the strictures of the Church, the suspicion of the government, and the intellectually stultifying climate of Lisbon. As they venture from the salons and bordellos of ancien rgime Paris to the desolate far reaches of the North Pole, the brothers Loureno encounter some of the most colorful characters of the European Enlightenment, including the loquacious Voltaire and the irascible King Stanislaus of Poland.
Review:
Azhar Abidi is not a writer who has his feet on the ground. And that is a compliment. (Alexander McCall Smith, The New York Times Book Review)
Review:
This enchanting fable seems in its compass to consider everything worth considering: enlightenment and religious authority, research and totalitarianism, gravity and ideas, adventure, love and fun, and all with a zest and pace missing from so much other fiction writing. (Thomas Keneally, author of Schindler's List)
Synopsis:
A deftly handled picaresque tale that touches on the nature of truth and fraternal companionship, this tale follows two brothers who travel the world in a peculiar airship in their quest for knowledge.
About the Author
Azhar Abidi's work has been published in the Guardian Weekly, the Australian literary journal Meanjin, and The Best Australian Essays 2004 and the Southwest Review.
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Zmrzlina, April 5, 2008 (view all comments by Zmrzlina)
18th century historical fiction without the scandal, sensationalism, and costume of historical fiction so popular today. The story features a fanciful air-ship and two brothers who navigate religious tyranny. Adventure is more philosophical than exciting and the ending is a bit abrupt, but a very interesting read.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780143038610
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books
- Subject:
- Historical - General
- Subject:
- Historical
- Publication Date:
- January 2007
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 244
- Dimensions:
- 7.16x5.92x.72 in. .37 lbs.
