Description
A story of love and betrayal set against the backdrop of the conquest of the most famous city at the turn of the Middle Ages and the modern era. This historical novel, presented as a fictional diary, introduces the life, thoughts, customs, and morals of people in the former metropolis of Eastern civilization during the waning Byzantine Middle Ages and captures its futile defense of Constantinople against the Turkish armies. At the heart of the narrative is the tragic love affair of the pilgrim Jan Angel, who escaped from service to the Turkish sultan, and Anna Notaras, the daughter of a prominent Byzantine official and a relative of the emperor. Against the backdrop of the conquest of one of the most famous cities at the turn of the Middle Ages and the modern era, the center of Roman education and religion, unfolds a story of love, war, betrayal, and pain, narrated by Jaroslav Plesl, with the afterword read by Stanislav Zindulka. Length of recording: 10 hours 20 minutes. Narrators: Jaroslav Plesl, Stanislav Zindulka.
Information
Author: Waltari Mika
Publication date: December 1, 2014
Manufacturer: Radioservis a. s.
Genres: Audiobooks on cd, Books
Type: Audiobooks on mp3 cd
ISBN/EAN: 8594169480404