Based on the podcast with over 100 million downloads, Fall of Civilizations brilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they tipped over into collapse.
Paul M. M. Cooper Volgorde van de boeken
Paul Cooper is een schrijver wiens werk diepgaand is beïnvloed door zijn ervaringen met het verkennen van oude en moderne ruïnes, met name in Sri Lanka. Zijn proza wordt gekenmerkt door een scherp oog voor detail en een contemplatieve stijl, die lezers uitnodigt tot reflectie op geschiedenis, herinnering en het verstrijken van de tijd. Cooper verweeft behendig observaties van de fysieke wereld met introspectieve inzichten, waardoor een uniek literair tapijt ontstaat dat resoneert met een gevoel van plaats en blijvende menselijke verhalen. Zijn schrijven biedt een diepe meditatie over de overblijfselen van beschavingen en de echo's die ze achterlaten.
- 2024
- 2020
To the god of old thingsTo the gods of the riverbankTo the god of huntersAssyria, 7th century BC. For Aurya and her daydreaming brother, every day is a struggle till their fates become inextricably bound to that of King Ashurbanipal, and they find themselves bound for the beautiful, near-mythical city of Nineveh.Twenty-six centuries later, British-Iraqi archaeologist Katya joins a dig in Mosul to protect the ancient ruins of Nineveh from organised looters. When a rare carving is discovered, they know their find will attract the world's attention. But everything changes when ISIL lays siege on Mosul.All Our Broken Idols is hauntingly evocative, a novel in which past and present lives intertwine and stories travel across the ages. It is a story about the importance of art and the threat it poses to those in power, and a story about what we are willing to do for the ones we love.
- 2016
'An extraordinary debut ... River of Ink is what historical fiction should be: immersive, illuminating and captivating' The Times 'Vivid and compelling' Mail on Sunday 'A powerful and timely fable about freedom, resistance and the secret might of the weak' Financial Times _____________ From his humble village beginnings, Asanka has risen to the prestigious position of court poet in the great island kingdom of Lanka, delighting in a life of ease. But when the ruthless Kalinga Magha violently usurps the throne, Asanka's world is changed beyond imagination. To his horror, the king tasks him with the translation of an epic poem designed to civilise his subjects and snuff out the fires of rebellion... Asanka has always believed that poetry makes nothing happen, but as lines on the page become cries in the street he learns that true power lies not at the point of a sword, but in the tip of a pen.
- 2014
Conceptualist Landscapes
- 112bladzijden
- 4 uur lezen
Explains the difference between the conceptualist and the usual approaches to designing gardens and landscapes.