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3001941The Fall of Troyhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-fall-of-troy-9780307472816/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2803955/6a9fe097-e2b1-4a9b-bc01-302c5e406b06.jpg?v=638384473987670000106117MXNKnopf Doubleday Publishing GroupInStock/Ebooks/<p>In <em>The Fall of Troy</em>, acclaimed novelist and historian Peter Ackroyd creates a fascinating narrative that follows an archaeologists obsession with finding the ruins of Troy, depicting the blurred line between truth and deception.Obermann, an acclaimed German scholar, fervently believes that his discovery of the ancient ruins of Troy will prove that the heroes of the <em>Iliad</em>, a work he has cherished all his life, actually existed. But Sophia, Obermanns young Greek wife, has her suspicions about his motivations suspicions that only increase when she finds a cache of artifacts that her husband has hidden, and when a more skeptical archaeologist dies from a mysterious fever. With exquisite detail, Ackroyd again demonstrates his ability to evoke time and place, creating a brilliantly told story of heroes and scoundrels, human aspirations and follies, and the temptation to shape the truth to fit a passionately held belief.</p>...2938033The Fall of Troy106117https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-fall-of-troy-9780307472816/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2803955/6a9fe097-e2b1-4a9b-bc01-302c5e406b06.jpg?v=638384473987670000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20089780307472816_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_<p>In <em>The Fall of Troy</em>, acclaimed novelist and historian Peter Ackroyd creates a fascinating narrative that follows an archaeologists obsession with finding the ruins of Troy, depicting the blurred line between truth and deception.Obermann, an acclaimed German scholar, fervently believes that his discovery of the ancient ruins of Troy will prove that the heroes of the <em>Iliad</em>, a work he has cherished all his life, actually existed. But Sophia, Obermanns young Greek wife, has her suspicions about his motivations suspicions that only increase when she finds a cache of artifacts that her husband has hidden, and when a more skeptical archaeologist dies from a mysterious fever. With exquisite detail, Ackroyd again demonstrates his ability to evoke time and place, creating a brilliantly told story of heroes and scoundrels, human aspirations and follies, and the temptation to shape the truth to fit a passionately held belief.</p>...9780307472816_Knopf Doubleday Publishing Grouplibro_electonico_a985b0da-1f5f-46e1-8acc-def665b20eae_9780307472816;9780307472816_9780307472816Peter AckroydInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/RandomHouse-epub-9019d0b3-4d93-4682-9bbe-91335f06bd7a.epub2008-11-11T00:00:00+00:00Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group