A Search For The King
Published on 16. October 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-349-12194-9 (ISBN)
Description
Kidnapped and held to ransom by Duke Leopold of Austria after the Third Crusade, Richard the Lion Heart, it is said, was found by his faithful troubadour Blondel de Neel. But how? And what trials did the faithful and long-suffering lyricist have to overcome to find his king?
Gore Vidal paints a broad, colourful and poignant picture of a man searching for his master; for the symbolic king who is the goal of man's eternal quest; for the spiritual centre of his life.
Gore Vidal paints a broad, colourful and poignant picture of a man searching for his master; for the symbolic king who is the goal of man's eternal quest; for the spiritual centre of his life.
Reviews / Votes
Here is Mr Vidal at his best. . . As projector of a myth old as the Grail legend, the myth of the questing hero * THE NATION * Mr Vidal's writing is lucid and persuasive, as one might imagine one of Blondel's ballads would be * THE NEW YORKER *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 126 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-349-12194-9 (9780349121949)
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Gore Vidal was at the centre of literary and intellectual life for half a century and wrote 'The Narratives of a Golden Age' series as well as countless bestsellers. He died on 31st July 2012.