The Pied Piper’s Poison
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- 298 stránek
- 11 hodin čtení
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Winter 1946, and strange things are happening at Tarutz quarantine camp in southern Poland where a group of refugees have fallen victim to a horrific, unidentifiable disease. A young doctor is sent to identify the mysterious affliction now working its way through a growing list of victims.<p>Winter 1648, and the ancient town of Hamelin is struggling to survive the most savage war Europe has ever known. Besieged by a vicious mercenary army, confounded by the endless machinations of its leaders, and gripped by starvation, fever and vermin, Hamelin is desperate for any respite.</p><p>Is there a connection between the two calamities? In a novel of gritty intelligence, Christopher Wallace reveals the truth behind the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, involving the reader in the devils and demons who patrol the great European plain ready to seize their moment whenever chaos invites them in.</p>
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The Pied Piper’s Poison, Christopher Wallace
- Jazyk
- Rok vydání
- 1998
- Vazba
- (měkká),
- Stav knihy
- Velmi dobrá
- Cena
- 159 Kč
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- Titul
- The Pied Piper’s Poison
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autoři
- Christopher Wallace
- Vydavatel
- Flamingo
- Rok vydání
- 1998
- Vazba
- měkká
- Počet stran
- 298
- ISBN10
- 0006550770
- ISBN13
- 9780006550778
- Série
- Kategorie
- Štítky
- Historické téma, Psychologická tématika, Současná literatura, 20. století, Války, Druhá světová válka, Historie Evropy, Humanitní vědy, Historie lékařství, Mor, Lékařský výzkum
- Anotace
- Winter 1946, and strange things are happening at Tarutz quarantine camp in southern Poland where a group of refugees have fallen victim to a horrific, unidentifiable disease. A young doctor is sent to identify the mysterious affliction now working its way through a growing list of victims.<p>Winter 1648, and the ancient town of Hamelin is struggling to survive the most savage war Europe has ever known. Besieged by a vicious mercenary army, confounded by the endless machinations of its leaders, and gripped by starvation, fever and vermin, Hamelin is desperate for any respite.</p><p>Is there a connection between the two calamities? In a novel of gritty intelligence, Christopher Wallace reveals the truth behind the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, involving the reader in the devils and demons who patrol the great European plain ready to seize their moment whenever chaos invites them in.</p>