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Indlæser... Lustrum: A Novel (original 2009; udgave 2009)af Robert Harris
Work InformationLustrum af Robert Harris (2009)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Një orator, një sociopat, një oligark, një pasunar i pacipë që merr përsipër të flasë për drejtësi shoqërore, ndihmë për të varfrit dhe bukë falas në një qytet që po transformohet brenda natës nga pasuritë e pabesueshme të akumuluara në grabitjen e vendeve të tjera. Shkrimtari britanik Robert Harris na sjell një thriller makiavelian nga Roma e lashtë, parë nga sytë e një skllavi. Banda kriminale të punësuar nga pasunarë të rënë nga vakti që përzjehen me delikatesën e argumentimeve ligjore dhe besëtytënitë fetare, shoqëruar me aventura. Pasuria sjell babëzi, babëzia sjell epsh, epshi sjell gjithëfarëlloj krimesh.Romani i Harrisit lexohet njëkohësisht si një histori plot humor dhe një udhërrëfyes se si funksionon politika, ajo e Romës së lashtë, por më së shumti, kjo e kohës sonë. Ndërsa trilogjia mbi jetën e Ciceronit, Imperium, Lustrim dhe Diktatori përkthehej në shqip, një prej lexuesve vriste mendjen nëse përkthimi i këtyre librave do të ishte një gjë e mirë apo një gjë e keqe për vendin. E keqe, në kuptimin që çdo politikan mund të mësojë hiletë e politikës më të pacipë dhe çdo idealist mund të zhgënjehet me fatin që patën të gjithë idealistët e asaj përplasjeje të pamëshirshme që ndodhi dy mijë vjet më parë mes politikës së fjalës dhe politikës së dhunës. A word of warning to start with, this book is known as Conspirata in some countries and this has caught some people out. Harris has intended for there to be a trilogy in this series of books. The first one is 'Imperium' and this (Lustrum/Conspirata) is the second. The third is on the way, I wish he would hurry up but I understand that Harris' research takes a long time and he has just finished 'The Fear Index'. I would recommend reading 'Imperium' first although it is not required, in fact there has been a considerable time between my reading 'Imperium' and 'Lustrum'. So onto the book, it continues the tale of Cicero a Roman politician and his struggle for power in a very unstable time in Roman history. Cicero is an instantly likeable character in no small part to the fact that the story is told by his secretary and chief note-taker Tiro. The use of Tiro to tell the story is a very good move in my opinion because he is a humble narrator with little in the way of an agenda. One of the other instantly likeable aspects of the story is that unlike the first book, Cicero makes mistakes and is prone to mental meltdown and mood swings. He also gets carried away with his own power, in some respects turning into what he dislikes most about Roman society. To me this indicates the severity of the struggle he faces in comparison to the first book. I am not expert on Roman history but by using real people like Caesar it helps cut down the time and pages spent going over a back story. Even with this fact a knowledge of Roman times and customs is not required as everything just seems to fit and makes sense. Due to the deviousness of his enemies there is always something going on in the background. As the story went on I found myself wondering who was responsible for what and what plans were being thought of next. I read through the 450 pages of this book in 2 days, something I very rarely manage to do and I simply couldn't really put it down. Plot twists come thick and fast and there is always something going on. This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. I can't wait for the last one to come along.
Harris provides through Lustrum great insight into this exciting period of Roman history not only by echoing historical sources but by numerous psychologic zooms: a glimpse or a blink of an eye here, a whisper or a rumor there, and over all the ancient truth of evil omen. "Harris, whose previous novels include “Pompeii” and the World War II thriller “Enigma,” doesn’t take the path of many other writers of historical fiction and provide copious, painstaking descriptions of meals, wardrobes, palaces and the like to summon a long-ago, far-away past." Over the two millennia since his death Cicero has been many things to many readers – authoritarian, pedant, vacillator, self-doubting philosophical sceptic. Each generation makes its own Rome and its own Romans, and Harris's version of this endlessly fascinating figure is richly and generously enjoyable. I look forward to the conclusion of the trilogy. For all its political insights, though, it is as a pure thriller that Lustrum stands or falls. In that respect, it succeeds splendidly. It may not be the best novel written about ancient Rome – I still prefer Gore Vidal and Allan Massie – but it is a damn good one: wry, clever, thoughtful, with a terrific sense of timing and eye for character. And even though I knew how the story ended, I found myself turning the pages faster and faster, a tribute not only to the intrinsic fascination of these extraordinary events, but also to the narrative skills of a master craftsman. Lustrum is a serious piece of storytelling, enormously enjoyable to read, with an insider’s political tone. Belongs to SeriesCicero (2) Hæderspriser
On the eve of Marcus Cicero's inauguration as consul of Rome, the grisly death of a boy sends ripples of fear thourgh a city already wracked by civil unrest, crime, and debauchery of every kind. For Cicero, the ill forebodings of this hideous murder only increase his frustrations and the dangers he already faces as Rome's leader: elected by the people but despised by the heads of the two rival camps, the patricians and populists. There is, also a plot to assassinate him, and it will take all his embattled wit, strength, and force of will to stop it and keep Rome from becoming a dictatorship. No library descriptions found. |
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Life and times in Rome are vividly described, and Tiro is a sympathetic, lively and painstaking story teller. His portrayal of the main characters in the novel is rounded, perhaps slightly less so in the case of the women, but he shows each of them off with all their human strengths and frailties.
I'm not a political animal, but I made time for this book until I got to the last page. The pace of the narration, and the unremitting nastiness of the events depicted means I'm in no mood to go to either one of the other books in the trilogy just for now. But this is a fascinating account of extraordinary times, so I will eventually do so, I'm certain of that. ( )