Lightning Keeper
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2007
Black Swan (Verlag)
978-0-552-99857-4 (ISBN)
Black Swan (Verlag)
978-0-552-99857-4 (ISBN)
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In 1914, Toma Pekocevic, a penniless immigrant in New York, escaped from the bloody politics of the Balkans that have claimed most of his family. He designs a revolutionary water turbine while working with Harriet Bigelow, scion of a proud Connecticut iron-making dynasty. This work talks about ambition, love and enterprise in America.
"The Lightning Keeper" is a sweeping epic novel of ambition, love and enterprise in America. It is the story of an unlikely Romeo and Juliet romance at the dawn of the electric age, with the nation balancing on the brink of world war and a scientific revolution. In 1914, Toma Pekocevic is a penniless immigrant in New York, recently escaped from the bloody politics of the Balkans that have claimed most of his family. Also a gifted inventor, he designs a revolutionary water turbine while working with Harriet Bigelow, scion of a proud Connecticut iron-making dynasty now fallen on hard times. Their attraction is immediate and overwhelming, but every circumstance is against them. Toma is eventually drawn inside the industrial empire of General Electric, his machine an essential cog in its grand scheme to provide electricity to the entire country. After he loses Harriet to a wealthy politician, his invention is all he has - but Toma is determined to win her back. The stage is set for a confrontation that could change not only his life but the course of scientific progress.
Deeply evocative and utterly engrossing, "The Lightning Keeper" is a rich tapestry of technology, romance and war - an unforgettable and distinctly American saga that establishes Starling Lawrence as one of the most talented writers at work today.
"The Lightning Keeper" is a sweeping epic novel of ambition, love and enterprise in America. It is the story of an unlikely Romeo and Juliet romance at the dawn of the electric age, with the nation balancing on the brink of world war and a scientific revolution. In 1914, Toma Pekocevic is a penniless immigrant in New York, recently escaped from the bloody politics of the Balkans that have claimed most of his family. Also a gifted inventor, he designs a revolutionary water turbine while working with Harriet Bigelow, scion of a proud Connecticut iron-making dynasty now fallen on hard times. Their attraction is immediate and overwhelming, but every circumstance is against them. Toma is eventually drawn inside the industrial empire of General Electric, his machine an essential cog in its grand scheme to provide electricity to the entire country. After he loses Harriet to a wealthy politician, his invention is all he has - but Toma is determined to win her back. The stage is set for a confrontation that could change not only his life but the course of scientific progress.
Deeply evocative and utterly engrossing, "The Lightning Keeper" is a rich tapestry of technology, romance and war - an unforgettable and distinctly American saga that establishes Starling Lawrence as one of the most talented writers at work today.
Starling Lawrence is the author of the novels The Lightning Keeper and Montenegro and a collection of stories, Legacies. He is the editor in chief and vice chairman of W.W. Norton. He lives in New York City and north-western Connecticut.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.6.2007 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 128 x 200 mm |
| Gewicht | 424 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen |
| Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-552-99857-5 / 0552998575 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-552-99857-4 / 9780552998574 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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