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| Los pilares de la tierra | 
 enlarge | Author: Ken Follett
Publisher: Debolsillo
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 215691
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1408
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5 x 2.1
ISBN: 0307392279
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780307392275
ASIN: 0307392279
Publication Date: May 13, 2008
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Los pilares de la tierra es una novela historica del autor britanico Ken Follett ambientada en Inglaterra en la Edad Media en el siglo XII durante un periodo de guerra conocido como la Anarquia inglesa, aunque tambien recrea un viaje de peregrinacion a Santiago de Compostela a traves de Francia y Espana. El autor sorprendio con esta novela no solo a sus lectores, avidos de thrillers, sino tambien a sus editores con su contenido y longitud. Fue publicada en 1989, y se convirtio en el mayor best-seller de Follett. Su secuela se llama Un mundo sin fin.
El titulo ya de por si es revelador.
Una catedral gotica y su proceso de construccion sirven de excusa para la articulacion de una historia que transcurre en la Edad Media, epoca de caballeros y escuderos, pero con un contenido sin anacronismos, en el que se entrecruzan sentimientos atemporales, como el odio, el amor, la venganza, o el miedo.
El punto de partida es el ahorcamiento de un personaje extravagante, y la maldicion que su mujer perpetra a sus acusadores. Por otro lado, Tom, un constructor, y su familia, comienzan un viaje sin retorno por los tortuosos caminos de Inglaterra, tratando de encontrar trabajo. Tom aspira a participar en la construccion de un edificio catedralicio, es su gran sueno. A partir de ahi, se sucedera una cascada de acontecimientos, y nunca mejor dicho. No tenemos ante nosotros un manual de construccion, sino un libro donde las vivencias de los personajes ocupan un primer plano.
Una vez uno se adentra en la trama, no puede dejar de leer.
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 Best book I've ever read June 21, 2008
I've read lots of books: good, bad, and every combination in between. By far this is the best book I've ever read. The story is engaging; all sorts of human emotions are depicted in the book (greed, lust, love, joy, etc) although it is quite repetitive. Lady Aliena is described a thousand times depending on the character looking at her; however, despite those flaws, Follet manages to blend history and fiction so well that the reader may think he/she is living those events.
 Literatura de formula. May 7, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Le doy dos estrellas porque el relato de la construccion de una catedral gotica es interesante y por enganchona. La verdad es que el libro si engancha, pero que enganche no quiere decir que sea buena literatura. Los personajes son o muy, muy malos o tan buenos que rayan en la estupidez, del tipo de personajes de una telenovela mexicana. La trama es bastante predecible y esta muy claro que esta es otra novela historica escrita a base de formula (las hay algunas, he tenido la desdicha de leer mas de una) y es que es evidente que a la gente le encanta este tipo de novela ya que se venden como pan caliente, por eso las continuan escribiendo. Se que los amantes de este tipo de literatura me van a arrojar a los leones por esta critica, pero hay que tomar en cuenta que comparado con tanto genio como Borges, Cortazar, Saramago o Garcia Marquez, por nombrar algunos grandes escritores, nuestro querido Follet, se queda muy chiquito. Aun no entiendo como desperdicie mi tiempo leyendo esta novela (1400 paginas!!), debi haberla usado para aguantar la puerta.
A los amantes de la buena literatura les aconsejo que se mantengan alejados de este libro. Si tienen tiempo para perder, inviertanlo en La Rayuela de Cortazar, leyendola al derecho y al reves, o si en verdad quieren leer una novela historica en Memorial de Convento de Saramago encontraran una obra maestra. Su tiempo libre al menos sera invertido en algo que bien habra valido la pena.
A RIVETING MEDIEVAL SAGA... November 5, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the Spanish text edition of "Pillars of the Earth", a masterful saga of life in twelfth century England and epic storytelling at its best. The author weaves a rich and colorful tapestry of people, places, and events surrounding the building of a magnificent cathedral in the medieval town of Kingsbridge.
Early twelfth century England was a country in a state of flux. King Henry I had died without a male heir. His daughter Maude was to be queen. The English barons, for the most part, however, refused to swear fealty to her. Maude's first cousin, Stephen of Blois, then usurped her rights and proclaimed himself king. This was to plunge England into a civil war that was to last for many, many years, turning England into a virtually lawless and tumultuous land, until Maude's son became King Henry II of England.
For most people, however, life would go on with every day concerns being paramount. The book tells the story of a number of these lives. One story is that of Tom, a master builder, whose life long dream was to build a cathedral. The lives of Tom and his family would intersect that of a humble and intelligent monk named Phillip who would become the prior at Kingsbridge Priory. The fates would intervene and provide Tom with an opportunity to pursue his dream.
Their lives would intersect with a number of other individuals, some good, some evil, who would have a great impact on their lives and their goals. Tom would lose his first wife, Agnes, by whom he already had two children, brutish Alfred and sweet Martha, due to complications sustained during the birth of another son. This son was to provide a connection between Tom and Phillip of which Phillip would long be unaware.
Tom would ultimately marry Ellen, a strong willed independent woman of the forest, perceived by many to be a witch. Her son Jack, a sensitive, highly intelligent lad, whose father was deceased, would grow to manhood. His dream would begin where Tom's had left off. In Jack's background, however, was a mystery surrounding his deceased father, a French jongleur. That mystery in some way involved Sir Percy Hamleigh, Waleran Bigod, and Prior James, the old prior of Kingsbridge before Phillip.
When Earl Bartholomew of Shiring makes the treasonous mistake of siding with Maude in the conflict with Stephen, he ends up on the losing side. Sir Percy Hamleigh and his son William, siding with Stephen, attack the Earl's castle, and take Earl Bartholomew captive. Imprisoned for treason, he loses his earldom to the Hamleighs. His young son and heir, Richard, and his daughter, the beautiful Lady Aliena, are left to fend for themselves, but not until William Hamleigh has slaked his thirst for revenge upon them. You see, William had been engaged at one time to marry the Lady Aliena, only to be spurned by her to his vast public humiliation. This was the moment for which he had been waiting. Aliena and Richard would ultimately migrate to Kingsbridge to begin a new life.
Meanwhile, the church itself was having its own political intrigues. Phillip was tricked by Waleran Bigod, an ambitious arch-deacon, into supporting him for the post of bishop. Phillip would later best Waleran and incur his enmity for a lifetime. Remigius, a spy for Waleran Bigod, was a monk at Kingsbridge Priory who saw his dream of becoming prior at Kingsbridge dissipate with the advent of Phillip. He would spend a lifetime undermining Phillip and plotting against him. Moreover, the fate of Kingsbridge and the building of its cathedral would always seem to hinge upon the political vagaries of the time. Its fortunes would ebb and flow with the political winds.
Ever present throughout the destinies of all these characters is the age old battle between good and evil. Complicating it further were those who sought to do good but did evil, believing that the end justified the means. Spanning over fifty turbulent years, this is a spellbinding story of love, hate, faith, betrayal, revenge, and triumph. Against a backdrop of civil war, the sharply drawn characters grasp the imagination of the reader. Twelfth century England is laid out in painstaking detail, providing an unforgettable backdrop for the lives lived within the pages of this memorable work of historical fiction. This book is simply riveting. Bravo!
Una Obra Maestra October 12, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Magistralmente narrado, en una prosa que captura a traves de las mas de 1,300 paginas, "Los Pilares de la Tierra" es uno de los mejores libros que he leido. Desgarrador en algunos pasajes, inspirador en la mayoria, la historia del Prior Philip y la construccion de la catedral de Kingsbridge es una exquisita vitrina a la vida del hombre comun en la oscura Edad Media, cuya problematica en esencia no resulta ser muy diferente de la nuestra: el amor como el valor supremo, el sentido inalienable del deber y la busqueda incansable por la justicia son los ejes de la narracion en "Los Pilares de la Tierra". No se lee la ultima pagina sino es con la melancolia de que la historia tenga que terminar. En definitiva, una obra maestra.
NOVELA HISTORICA! September 26, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Debo admitir que ver este libro por primera vez me causo un poco de pereza, tiene mas de 1400 pags, es increible la forma que tiene Ken Follet de narrar una historia ( muy parecida en algunos tramos a Cien manos de Soledad), donde cada personaje que nos presenta tiene su propia historia la cual es entrelazada con la vida de los otros personajes.
Aunque evidentemente el Prior Philip es el personaje principal, la historia de Tom, Jack y todos los villanos nos envuelven en una trama muy interesante y divertida que gira alrededor de la construccion de una Catedral.
El final aunque muy bueno, creo que el autor perdio la oportunidad de contar detalles muy interesantes sobre ciertos sucesos narrados . ( especialmente el viaje de Aliena en busca de Jack , definitivamente este se prestaba para hablar mucho sobre el Camino de Compostela).-
En fin, lo recomiendo el libro se deja leer, al final uno se entusiasma tanto por saber que sucedera con cada uno de los personajes, que las 1400 pags pasan muy rapido
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