The historian is the 2005 debut novel of american author elizabeth kostova. This book reads like a cross between dracula and the da vinci code. Elizabeth kostovas deep love for her adopted homeland grounds this story of. Elizabeth johnson kostova was born december 26, 1964 in new london, connecticut and raised in knoxville, tennessee. A superbly illustrated companion to bestselling us author elizabeth kostova s the historian 2005 and the shadow land 2017, this book guides the reader through most of the locations in bulgaria and eastern europe where the action takes place.
Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Elizabeth kostova was born in new london, connecticut on december 26, 1964, and is an american writer who is best known for her novel, the historian. Poor vlad tepes, sadly misrepresented the historian, by. Elizabeth kostova books list of books by author elizabeth kostova.
Kostova received the 2006 book sense award for best adult fiction and the 2005 quill award for debut author of the year. The historian is a marvelous book that draws the reader into an infectious vortex of mystery and discovery. A superbly illustrated companion to bestselling us author elizabeth kostovas the historian 2005 and the shadow land 2017, this book guides the reader through most of the locations in bulgaria and eastern europe where the action takes place. Elizabeth kostova is the new york times bestselling author of the historian, which sold over three million copies, and the swan thieves. Elizabeth kostovas debut novel is an adventure of monumental proportions, a relentless tale that blends fact and fantasy, history and the present, with an assurance that is almost unbearably suspensefuland utterly unforgettable. One can tote the historian to the beach, to the mountains, to europe or to grandmothers house and still be reading its. She received her undergraduate degree from yale university and a master of fine arts from the university of michigan, where she won the 2003 hopwood award for her novel. Elizabeth kostova is the author of the international bestseller the historian. Buy a cheap copy of the historian book by elizabeth kostova. The historian by elizabeth kostova book club discussion. Make no mistake, this is a lush and beautiful book, each passage is. Praise for elizabeth kostovas the historian quite extraordinary.
Her first novel, the historian, was published in 2005, and it has become a best seller. She is also cofounder of the elizabeth kostova foundation for creative writing in bulgaria. I felt the book was a little long, but the author is a very talented writer. Author elizabeth kostova bio and signed books vj books. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. In may 2007, the elizabeth kostova foundation was created.
Elizabeth kostovas new novel is a tale of immense scope that delves into the horrors of a century and traverses the culture and landscape of this mysterious country. The historian by elizabeth kostova kostova received two million dollars for this debut novel, an almost unheard of sum for an unknown writer, but im sure it went a long way in reimbursing her expenses for the research that would have been required to write the historian. Exotic locales, tantalizing history, a family legacy and a love of the bloodthirsty. Some of them exist only in the imagination of the author. Elizabeth kostova primary author only author division.
It is beautifully written and full of real and believable characters, but what most impresses me is the way elizabeth kostova has taken an old and worn genre and. Elizabeth kostova author of the historian goodreads. The historian has exactly enough action to keep you interested, exactly enough detail to make it rich, good, solid writing and a complicated and welldeveloped plot. She graduated from yale and holds an mfa from the university of michigan, where she won the. The historian by elizabeth kostova trade cloth for sale. Elizabeth kostova audio books, best sellers, author bio. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Late one night, exploring her fathers library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters. Elizabeth kostova biography life, story, history, school. Buy the historian by elizabeth kostova from amazons fiction books store. The letters are all addressed to my dear and unfortunate successor, and they plunge her into a world she. The historian book by elizabeth kostova thriftbooks. Kostovas interest in books and libraries began early as well. Bestselling author elizabeth kostova makes westport book.
See all books authored by elizabeth kostova, including the historian, and the shadow land, and. She graduated from yale and holds an mfa from the university of michigan, where she won a hopwood award for novelinprogress. Elizabeth kostova has produced an honorable summer book, reasonably well written and enjoyable and, most important of all, very, very long. She graduated from yale and holds an mfa from the university of michigan, where she won the hopwood award for novelinprogress. Essentially, it is a spirited update of bram stokers classic, with. The letters are all addressed to my dear and unfortunate successor, and they plunge her into a world she never dreamed ofa labyrinth where the secrets of her fathers past and her mothers mysterious fate. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
If your pulse flutters at the thought of castle ruins and descents into crypts by moonlight, you will savor every creepy page of elizabeth kostovas long but. Considering the recent rush of doorstopping historical novels, firsttimer kostova is getting a big launchfortunately, a lot here lives up. Kostovas eerie, elegant, and intricately plotted tale takes its reader on a journey across europes capitals and delves deep into folklore and the historical. Elizabeth kostovas vampirelore bestseller, the historian, earned a fair share of publishingworld attention and media buzz even before it appeared in bookstores in the summer of 2005. Kostova s father told her stories about dracula when she was a child, and later in life she was inspired to turn the experience into a novel. Elizabeth kostovas engrossing debut novel is the culmination of ten years of research and a lifetime of imaginingsince kostovas girlhood, when her father entertained her with tales of dracula, she has envisioned the story that would become the historian. Its interesting in the beginning and becomes enthralling as it progresses. Happily, kostova has found that something else in her new book, the.
The historian by elizabeth kostova, paperback barnes. Elizabeth kostova s new novel is a tale of immense scope that delves into the horrors of a century and traverses the culture and landscape of this mysterious country. She has refashioned the vampire myth into a compelling contemporary novel, a latenight pageturner. However, others have been carefully compiled from snippets of real life in what remains. Her first novel, the historian, was published in 2005, and it has become a bestseller. She immediately scratched out seven pages of notes into her writers notebook. The shadow land by elizabeth kostova, paperback barnes. She graduated from yale and holds an mfa from the university of michigan, where she won the hopwood award for the novelinprogress. The historian by elizabeth kostova smart bitches, trashy. The historian to you, perceptive reader, i bequeath my historylate one night, exploring her fathers library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters. Read more about the historian and other books by elizabeth kostova. Elizabeth kostova is currently considered a single author. Johnson in new london, connecticut and raised in knoxville, tennessee where she graduated from the webb school of knoxville.
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