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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Blue Wolf: A Novel of the Life of Chinggis Khan (1959)di Yasushi Inoué
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Inoue is well-known for his historical novels and Blue Wolf is in this genre. In this instance, it is difficult to distinguish between what is historical narrative and fiction. The infrequent dialogue is certainly fiction, but most of the characters and much of the action is rooted in history. The conquest of central Asia by Temujin, later known as Genghis (Chinggis) Khan, in the 1200s is a compelling, bloody story. Inoue concentrates his story on Temujin's concern about his own patrimony and that of his first son, Jochi (meaning "guest"). The question remains unresolved, and colors Temujin's relationships with his wife and concubines, as well as his sons and field commanders. Inoue's psychological speculations add to our understanding of Temujin's character. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
One of the world's most ruthless warriors, Chinggis Khan conquered nearly all of Asia in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, transforming the scattered and impoverished Mongols into an exceptionally proud and powerful nation. In this riveting and thoroughly researched portrait, Japan's celebrated epic novelist drives at the root of the khan's great desires and insatiable appetite for supremacy.Beginning with his birth in 1162, The Blue Wolf follows the crucial alliances that led to Chinggis Khan's great campaigns in North China, Bukhara, and Samarkand, as well as the state of Khorazm. The khan was obsessed with his ancestry, not knowing whether he was the descendent of the blue wolf (mythical progenitor of the Mongols and the noble Borjigin line) or merely the bastard son of a Merkid tribesman. For Inoue Yasushi, Chinggis's ancestral anxiety lies at the center of his relentless push for empire. He struggled with his paternity as intensely as he fought his battles, and his victories stood as proof that the brave warrior was a true Mongol. The question of paternity also formed the largest wedge between Chinggis and his eldest son, Jochi, a boy born in captivity and of similarly questionable heritage. Hailed for its sophistication and rich imagining of a remote world, The Blue Wolf puts a human cast on a legendary force that changed Asia and the world. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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