Isbn: 9781609453930 - the dream maker (10 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 432 pages. ?Rufin offers his readers a return . . . to a time when the wildest dreamer could be a wealthy merchant?Jacques Coeur, the treasurer poet? (Les Echos). After a brilliant career as a trader, Jacques Coeur was summoned to the c ourt of Charles VII and appointed Master of the Mint in 1436. He rose to become the King of France?s visionary First Banker who, with his tours of the Far Eas t, his opposition to the crusades, and his efforts to develop trade, brought Fra nce out of the darkness toward the Renaissance and modernity. At the height of h is success, his ill-considered infatuation with Agnès Sorel, King Charles VII? ?s favorite mistress, precipitated Coeur?s fall from grace.In Rufin?s delect able prose this true story becomes a gripping tale of adventure, a novel of idea s, and a moving love story.?The Dream Maker blends with skill and effic iency politics, business, travel and love. All of this written in a classic, ele gant prose, of which Jean-Christophe Rufin has long had a command.??Le JDD?Rufin bestows such immediacy to this artist of finance, such vitality th at we hear the sound of Coeur?s own voice telling us his life.??Télérama ?Rufin has re-established his eloquence and spirit, that of the great n ovelist of the people. . . . His new novel is both a chivalric odyssey and a bri lliant reflection on power.??Lire?The vivid portraits of Charles VI I and Agnès Sorel give readers an intimate glimpse into court intrigue in 15th- century France.??Washington Independent Review of Books?A fascinati ng novel.??Historical Novel Society.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Based on the true story of Jacques Coeur, The Dream Maker recounts the life and times of a Steve Jobs of the Middle Ages. Born to a modest fur trader, Coeur rose to become the King of France's visionary First Banker who, with his tours of the Far East, his criticism of the Crusades, and his efforts to develop trade, contributed to bringing France out of darkness toward the Renaissance and modernity. Coeur was, at one time, the wealthiest man in France, but at the height of his success, disgrace and imprisonment at the hands of his enemies threatened. His ill-considered infatuation with Agnès Sorel, King Charles VII's favorite mistress, and her mysterious and premature death, precipitated Coeur's fall from grace. In Rufin's delicious prose this remarkable true story becomes a gripping tale of adventure, a novel of ideas, and a moving love story.…

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnA historical novel based on the true story of the life of Jacques Coeur, who became the King of France s visionary First Banker in the 15th century. Translated from the French by Alison Anderson.