Timothy Mo je anglicko-čínský romanopisec, jehož dílo odráží jeho jedinečné kulturní dědictví. Jeho psaní je známé svým pronikavým pohledem na identitu a asimilaci, zkoumá složitosti života mezi dvěma světy. Prostřednictvím svých děl se Mo často zabývá tématy rodiny, tradice a hledání domova. Jeho styl je pozoruhodný svou vypravěčskou zručností a schopností vykreslit živé obrazy postav a jejich prostředí.
"Timothy May describes the make-up of the Mongol army from its inception to the demise of the Mongol Empire, and he examines the recruitment, arming and training of the Mongol warrior. He also analyses the organization, tactics and strategies the Mongols used to create by conquest an empire that stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Carpathian Mountains."--BOOK JACKET
This book explores the rise and establishment of the Mongol Empire under Chinggis Khan, as well as its expansion and evolution under his successors. It also examines the successor states (Ilkhanate, Chaghatayid Khanate, the Jochid Ulus (Golden Horde), and the Yuan Empire) from the dissolution of... číst celé
Timothy Mo's classic account of feuding Chinese families in sixties London quickly became a best-seller when it was first published and has since won its place among the novels of the time. Filmed by Mike Newell with a screenplay by Ian McEwan, it now appears for the first time on the Paddleless list.