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| Title | : | Алмазная колесница (Erast Fandorin Mysteries #10) |
| Author | : | Boris Akunin |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 716 pages |
| Published | : | 2007 by Богат И.Е. (first published 1999) |
| Categories | : | Cultural. Russia. Mystery. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Crime. Detective |
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Книга издана в двух томах. Первый том начинается в 1905 году, со встречи со штабс-капитаном Рыбниковым, знакомым нам по повести Куприна. Русско-японская война, в России весьма успешно работает сеть японских агентов, но на пути у них встает опытный и умудрённый годами Эраст Петрович Фандорин.Второй том переносит нас в Японию, 1878 года: ниндзя, гейши, самураи... Это история любви молодого дипломата Эраста Фандорина и роковой красавицы-ниндзя О-Юми, любви, изменившей всю его жизнь и напомнившей ему о себе через многие годы...
Время действия — 1905 и 1878 годы. Эрасту Петровичу Фандорину — 49 и 22 года.
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| Original Title: | Алмазная колесница |
| ISBN: | 5815906972 (ISBN13: 9785815906976) |
| Edition Language: | Russian |
| Series: | Erast Fandorin Mysteries #10, תיבת פנדורין #10 |
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This being the first book Id read in an ongoing series I wasnt sure what to expect. But after a headlong fall into an action packed opening sequence the book continues to gallop along in the classic spy/thriller style. Theres a slight disconnect in that the first and second halves of the book could well be two separate short stories/novellas (featuring similar characters). And in my opinion both would stand up as individual entities but manage to add a nice level of depth to the charactersAnother interesting Russian mystery. Characters a little bit more developed.
The best Fandorin. I immediately had to go back to the beginning and reread it. The ending is that good. Not a spoiler but wow! I did not see the ending coming. At first (well when the flashback to Japan begins) I thought akunin must have written this second but then didnt publish it but when the series took off he came back to it. Dusted it off gave it a contemporaneous wrapper and folded it into the series. But once I finished I dont know. It doesnt matter. Like all the books, characters you
This was a very "balanced" and entertaining book that I read in a very long time. The perspective is very unique - that of turn of the century (20 th ) Japan and Russia, the read is breezy , yet with a very distinct Russian flavour , the great Political background treated effortlessly , with just the right doses of humour and sentimentality . Even when it goes on to delve into Buddhist philosophical schools it seems so very natural. What is remarkable is it - never felt over-whelming with the
The Diamond Chariot, alas, is the last novel by contemporary Russian mystery writer Boris Akunin translated into English. All indications are that the rest of the "Erast Fandorin" series will not be translated. Five things I need to say.I'll miss Fandorin and his trusty Japanese companion Masa, that is one.In fact this book, containing two somewhat related tales, goes back in time and relates how Fandorin met Masa in Japan when he was a young diplomat there., that is two. Of course no sooner
KABOOM. (My head exploding.) as with some of the other fandorin books, it took a little while to get into, but well worth it in the end. Packed with plot twists.
Akunin's longest Fandorin novel, it consists of two volumes that deal with the young and old Erast's interactions with Japan. This is a tricky book - I think the masterpiece of the collection - that works on multiple levels.It can only be understood through a familiarity with traditional Japanese values. The Japanese theme infuses the whole piece, the first five chapters are each broken into five parts, each representative of a syllable in a haiku. Further still, each chapter ends with a haiku
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