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Politička previranja u Engleskoj 12. stoljeća daleko su od razrješenja, a posljedice se osjećaju posvuda. Mladi će Jack osvijestiti svoj istinski poziv, te prijeći pola svijeta prije no što uspije upotrijebiti sve znanje koje mu je Tom Graditelj predao i proširiti ga do neviđenih granica. Alienu će život neraskidivo vezati uz Jacka, no prepreke na putu do potpune sreće ponekad će se činiti nepremostivima. Prior Philip je prihvatio Božje poslanje i kao dobrostivi vođa upravlja Kingsbridgeom u dobru i zlu, a dok život pred njega stavlja brojna iskušenja, svim silama pokušava ostati vjeran svojim načelima. Dok okrutni William Hamleigh trati život u utrci za moći i osvetom, njegov ga suludi juriš vodi prema zasluženom kraju. U vrijeme građanskog rata, gladi i vjerskih sukoba, Kingsbridge više nije beznačajan gradić, u njemu je doista nikla veličanstvena katedrala kakvu na tlu Engleske još nitko nije vidio. U njezinoj sjeni isprepleli su se životi glavnih likova u nenadmašnoj epskoj i ljubavnoj priči koja odražava sav duh turbulentnog srednjeg vijeka. Drugi dio Stupova zemlje, Follettova vjerojatno najboljeg romana, zaokružit će svijet intrige i izdaje, epske obiteljske drame, nasilnih konflikata i neutažive ambicije. Od skromnoga graditelja do oholog monarha, snovi, težnje i ljubavi Follettovih likova otjelotvorit će se na stranicama ove monumentalne knjige. Iako poznat kao pisac trilera poput romana Opasno bogatstvo, Čavke i Treći blizanac, Ken Follett, jedan od najuspješnijih i najpopularnijih britanskih autora, ovim je povijesnim romanom otišao sasvim drugim smjerom, postigavši nemoguće. S vrtoglavih osamnaest milijuna prodanih primjeraka diljem svijeta, Stupovi zemlje postali su jedan od njegovih najčitanijih romana, godinama na prvim mjestima top-ljestvica najprodavanijih knjiga i pokazali se jednom od najpopularnijih knjiga nekog britanskog pisca uopće, te bez sumnje jednom od najpopularnijih knjiga našega doba. Ovo kapitalno Follettovo djelo prevela je Ana Papić, a naslovnica je rad Tomislava Tikulina.
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Ken Follett is one of the world’s most successful authors. Over 170 million copies of the 36 books he has written have been sold in over 80 countries and in 33 languages. Born on June 5th, 1949 in Cardiff, Wales, the son of a tax inspector, Ken was educated at state schools and went on to graduate from University College, London, with an Honours degree in Philosophy – later to be made a Fellow of the College in 1995. He started his career as a reporter, first with his hometown newspaper the South Wales Echo and then with the London Evening News. Subsequently, he worked for a small London publishing house, Everest Books, eventually becoming Deputy Managing Director. Ken’s first major success came with the publication of Eye of the Needle in 1978. A World War II thriller set in England, this book earned him the 1979 Edgar Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America. It remains one of Ken’s most popular books. In 1989, Ken’s epic novel about the building of a medieval cathedral, The Pillars of the Earth, was published. It reached number one on best-seller lists everywhere and was turned into a major television series produced by Ridley Scott, which aired in 2010. World Without End, the sequel to The Pillars of the Earth, proved equally popular when it was published in 2007. Ken’s new book, The Evening and the Morning, will be published in September 2020. It is a prequel to The Pillars of the Earth and is set around the year 1,000, when Kingsbridge was an Anglo-Saxon settlement threatened by Viking invaders. Ken has been active in numerous literacy charities and was president of Dyslexia Action for ten years. He was chair of the National Year of Reading, a joint initiative between government and businesses. He is also active in many Stevenage charities and is President of the Stevenage Community Trust and Patron of Home-Start Hertfordshire. Ken, who loves music almost as much as he loves books, is an enthusiastic bass guitar player. He lives in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, with his wife Barbara, the former Labour Member of Parliament for Stevenage. Between them they have five children, six grandchildren and two Labradors.
