Ethel Voynich

The Gadfly (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

"The Gadfly" is a novel by Ethel Lilian Voynich, published in 1897. Set in 19th-century Italy during the Risorgimento, a period marked by the Italian struggle for unification and independence from Austrian rule, the story is known for its compelling mix of adventure, romance, and political intrigue. The novel's protagonist, Arthur Burton, an English Catholic, becomes involved in the Italian revolutionary movement. He is deeply disillusioned by the betrayal and corruption he witnesses within the Church and turns into a fierce revolutionary, known as "The Gadfly." The character's radical transformation and his complex relationship with the other central character, Padre Montanelli, form the core of the narrative. Voynich's work is notable for its vivid characterization, dramatic plot, and exploration of themes like betrayal, faith, and the struggle for freedom. "The Gadfly" gained immense popularity, particularly in Russia and China, for its portrayal of the spirit of rebellion against oppressive regimes, resonating with the sentiments of many in the early 20th century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: True Sign Publishing House
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789359881119
• Artikelnr.: 73569509

Autorenporträt

Living quietly in New York, completely forgotten, was an Irish woman called Ethel Boole ... Boole thought that the way to change the world was to give yourself up to the force of revolution, to surrender your individual self and your identity to the dream of a better future for others. At the end of the nineteenth century, Ethel Boole had gone to Russia as a young girl and become involved with the revolutionaries in Saint Petersburg, and she wrote a novel called The Gadfly. It told a powerful, romantic story of a young girl who sacrified everything for revolution. She then married a Polish revolutionary called Wilfrid Voynich, and in the 1920s they went to live in New York, where he worked as an antiquarian bookseller and Ethel Boole forgot about revolution. But in 1959, when the Bolshoi Ballet came to New York the dancers were astonished to find that she was alive, and they rushed to visit her - because Ethel Boole, without her realising it, had become a hero of the Russian revolution. She discovered that her novel had inspired millions of young revolutionaries in the 1920s to rise up and fight for the revolution, inspired by the idea of surrendering themselves to a grand historic cause. Then the same had happened in China. Again, millions of young revolutions had carried The Gadfly in their backpacks, as they fought to create a new kind of future. - Adam Curtis, Can't Get You Out of My Head: An Emotional History of the Modern World