Die Säulen Der Erde

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Ken Follett's sweeping historical novel, which made him an international bestseller, tells a story set in 12th-century England. Set against a backdrop of political and religious power struggles, it follows for half a century the lives of several residents of the town of Kingsbridge who devote their lives to building a cathedral. This gripping period fiction combines superb storytelling, an original idea to bring readers closer to the creation of the unique and characteristic buildings of the time, and above all an extraordinarily vivid vision of the Middle Ages, which encompasses a mosaic of human relationships charged with tension, the strife of good and evil, bravery and love, hatred, violence, intrigue and betrayal...
The Pillars of the Earth (which sold over 23 million copies worldwide) managed to top The New York Times bestseller list in 2007, eighteen years after its first publication; three years later, a television adaptation was produced by Ridley Scott.