Doctor Copernicus by John Banville

Doctor Copernicus by John Banville

Sixteenth century Europe is teeming with change and controversy: wars are being waged by princes and bishops and the repercussions of Luther are being felt through a convulsing Germany. In a remote corner of Poland a modest canon is practicing medicine and studying the heavens, preparing a theory that will shatter the medieval view of the universe. In this astonishing work of historical imagination, John Banville offers a vivid portrait of a man of painful reticence, haunted by a malevolent brother and baffled by the conspiracies that rage around him and his ideas. For, in a world that is equal parts splendor and barbarism, an obscure cleric who seeks the secret music of the universe poses a most devastating threat.

Banville writes novels of complex patterning, with grace, precision and timing* Guardian *
With his fastidious wit and exquisite style, John Banville is the heir to Nabokov. * Daily Telegraph *
A tour de force: a fictional evocation of the great astronomer which is exciting, beautifully written and astonishingly redolent of the late medieval world. * The Times *

John Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. He is the author of many highly acclaimed novels including The Sea, which won the 2005 Man Booker Prize. He has received a literary award from the Lannan Foundation. He lives in Dublin.

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ISBN 13	9780330372343
ISBN 10	0330372343
Title	Doctor Copernicus
Author	John Banville
Series	Revolutions Trilogy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pan Macmillan
Year published	2010-08-06
Number of pages	256
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