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Gospodari Rima #6 (Part 1 of 2)
Oktobarski konj - Čast i dužnost
Pripovest o Cezaru i Kleopatri
Čuvena po uzbudljivom pripovedanju, Kolin Mekalou nam još jednom dokazuje da je ona vrhunski pisac istorijskih romana, uvodeći nas u priču o složenom i zadivljujućem svetu Rima u burno doba kada teku poslednji dani Republike.
Na vrhuncu moći Gaj Julije Cezar upliće se u građanski rat u Egiptu, gde će ga zavesti zlatooka kraljica Kleopatra. No da bi obavio dužnost istinskog Rimljanina, Cezar mora napustiti svoju ljubav i vratiti se u prestonicu da vlada.
Mada se čini da Cezar čvrsto drži dizgine vlasti, političko okruženje je podmuklo – junak povratnik nema naslednika, a njegova baština deluje kao nagrada svakom čoveku dovoljno hrabrom i lukavom da sruši proslavljenog rimskog vođu. Cezarovi ljubomorni protivnici predstavljaju se kao prijatelji i kuju zaveru da svrgnu samodršca i u Rimu ponovo uspostave republikansku vlast. Ali dok priča neumitno hita ka dramatičnom završetku, postaje jasno da uz ovako visok ulog nijedan savez nije svetinja, nijedna pobuda iskrena.
Čuvena po uzbudljivom pripovedanju, Kolin Mekalou nam još jednom dokazuje da je ona vrhunski pisac istorijskih romana, uvodeći nas u priču o složenom i zadivljujućem svetu Rima u burno doba kada teku poslednji dani Republike.
Na vrhuncu moći Gaj Julije Cezar upliće se u građanski rat u Egiptu, gde će ga zavesti zlatooka kraljica Kleopatra. No da bi obavio dužnost istinskog Rimljanina, Cezar mora napustiti svoju ljubav i vratiti se u prestonicu da vlada.
Mada se čini da Cezar čvrsto drži dizgine vlasti, političko okruženje je podmuklo – junak povratnik nema naslednika, a njegova baština deluje kao nagrada svakom čoveku dovoljno hrabrom i lukavom da sruši proslavljenog rimskog vođu. Cezarovi ljubomorni protivnici predstavljaju se kao prijatelji i kuju zaveru da svrgnu samodršca i u Rimu ponovo uspostave republikansku vlast. Ali dok priča neumitno hita ka dramatičnom završetku, postaje jasno da uz ovako visok ulog nijedan savez nije svetinja, nijedna pobuda iskrena.
498 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2011
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About the author
Colleen McCullough
128 books3,163 followersColleen Margaretta McCullough was an Australian author known for her novels, her most well-known being The Thorn Birds and Tim.
Raised by her mother in Wellington and then Sydney, McCullough began writing stories at age 5. She flourished at Catholic schools and earned a physiology degree from the University of New South Wales in 1963. Planning become a doctor, she found that she had a violent allergy to hospital soap and turned instead to neurophysiology – the study of the nervous system's functions. She found jobs first in London and then at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
After her beloved younger brother Carl died in 1965 at age 25 while rescuing two drowning women in the waters off Crete, a shattered McCullough quit writing. She finally returned to her craft in 1974 with Tim, a critically acclaimed novel about the romance between a female executive and a younger, mentally disabled gardener. As always, the author proved her toughest critic: "Actually," she said, "it was an icky book, saccharine sweet."
A year later, while on a paltry $10,000 annual salary as a Yale researcher, McCullough – just "Col" to her friends – began work on the sprawling The Thorn Birds, about the lives and loves of three generations of an Australian family. Many of its details were drawn from her mother's family's experience as migrant workers, and one character, Dane, was based on brother Carl.
Though some reviews were scathing, millions of readers worldwide got caught up in her tales of doomed love and other natural calamities. The paperback rights sold for an astonishing $1.9 million.
In all, McCullough wrote 11 novels.
Source: http://www.people.com/article/colleen...
Raised by her mother in Wellington and then Sydney, McCullough began writing stories at age 5. She flourished at Catholic schools and earned a physiology degree from the University of New South Wales in 1963. Planning become a doctor, she found that she had a violent allergy to hospital soap and turned instead to neurophysiology – the study of the nervous system's functions. She found jobs first in London and then at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
After her beloved younger brother Carl died in 1965 at age 25 while rescuing two drowning women in the waters off Crete, a shattered McCullough quit writing. She finally returned to her craft in 1974 with Tim, a critically acclaimed novel about the romance between a female executive and a younger, mentally disabled gardener. As always, the author proved her toughest critic: "Actually," she said, "it was an icky book, saccharine sweet."
A year later, while on a paltry $10,000 annual salary as a Yale researcher, McCullough – just "Col" to her friends – began work on the sprawling The Thorn Birds, about the lives and loves of three generations of an Australian family. Many of its details were drawn from her mother's family's experience as migrant workers, and one character, Dane, was based on brother Carl.
Though some reviews were scathing, millions of readers worldwide got caught up in her tales of doomed love and other natural calamities. The paperback rights sold for an astonishing $1.9 million.
In all, McCullough wrote 11 novels.
Source: http://www.people.com/article/colleen...
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August 28, 2025
Une grosse partie du livre est intéressante surtout quand on change un peu de personnage principal et qu’Octavien apparaît. Cependant, de nombreuses longueurs inutiles avec des détails, parfois sur 2-3 pages, pas vraiment nécessaires (même quand on adore l’histoire de Rome comme moi).
November 18, 2021
Et voilà! Fin (pour moi) de ce cycle merveilleux au cœur de Rome. Des aventures egyptiennes de César jusqu'à sa mort, puis celle de ses assassins les plus célèbres, ce dernier volume est long, parfois trop.
Les scènes loin de Rome me semblent toujours moins intéressantes, la partie égyptienne m'ayant plutôt ennuyé. C'est donc avec grand plaisir que j'ai suivi César de retour à Rome, au coeur des intrigues. L'occasion de découvrir davantage le personnage d'Octavien, qui deviendra bien des années plus tard Auguste et mettra un terme définitif à l'espoir républicain.
Des intrigues jouissives, des complots déchirants (quelle frustration de suivre autant les "Libérateurs " qui vont asséner le coup fatal à Rome, en croyant la libérer), tout est toujours maîtrisé.
Dans l'ensemble, le tome m'a semblé un des moins bons, certainement parce que la moitié du récit est consacré à des personnages moins "intéressants " que Caius Julius.
Mais c'est avec un pincement au cœur que j'achève cette saga qui m'aura accompagné pendant un an (et dix livres!)
Les scènes loin de Rome me semblent toujours moins intéressantes, la partie égyptienne m'ayant plutôt ennuyé. C'est donc avec grand plaisir que j'ai suivi César de retour à Rome, au coeur des intrigues. L'occasion de découvrir davantage le personnage d'Octavien, qui deviendra bien des années plus tard Auguste et mettra un terme définitif à l'espoir républicain.
Des intrigues jouissives, des complots déchirants (quelle frustration de suivre autant les "Libérateurs " qui vont asséner le coup fatal à Rome, en croyant la libérer), tout est toujours maîtrisé.
Dans l'ensemble, le tome m'a semblé un des moins bons, certainement parce que la moitié du récit est consacré à des personnages moins "intéressants " que Caius Julius.
Mais c'est avec un pincement au cœur que j'achève cette saga qui m'aura accompagné pendant un an (et dix livres!)
March 27, 2024
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