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John Burgess Livres

    1 janvier 1954

    John Burgess plonge dans l'âge d'or de la civilisation d'Angkor au Cambodge pour redonner vie à son passé perdu. Son roman 'A Woman of Angkor' transporte les lecteurs au XIIe siècle, recréant la vie quotidienne au sein de l'une des cultures anciennes les plus grandes et les moins connues du monde. Ancien reporter et rédacteur pour The Washington Post, Burgess met à profit son expertise pour créer des récits historiques profondément immersifs. Ses œuvres explorent non seulement les événements historiques, mais aussi les expériences humaines qui s'y déroulent, offrant aux lecteurs un aperçu fascinant de mondes oubliés depuis longtemps.

    Set Theory
    What's the Story?
    Life, Luck and Liaisons

    • Life, Luck and Liaisons

      • 372pages
      • 14 heures de lecture

      Set in 1950s New Zealand, the narrative captures a nostalgic and carefree childhood in a post-war era. The protagonist reflects on the joy of community rebuilding, helping his father with farm chores, and attending a country school. Interactions with local Maori families enrich his experiences, highlighting the blend of cultures and the simplicity of rural life during that time. The story evokes themes of family, community, and the innocence of youth against a backdrop of optimism and renewal.

      Life, Luck and Liaisons

    • What's the Story?

      • 454pages
      • 16 heures de lecture

      John Burgess's journey begins with a deep-rooted passion for sailing and travel, which he discovered during his youth in New Zealand. At eighteen, he embarked on an adventurous hitch-hiking trip across Australia, followed by a transformative two-year sailing expedition across the Pacific and Asia. This book captures the essence of his adventures and the realization that these experiences would shape his life profoundly, hinting at further explorations to come.

      What's the Story?

    • Set Theory

      This Element will offer a concise introduction to set theory, a branch of mathematics with a special subject matter, the infinite, but also a general framework for all modern mathematics, whose notions figure in every branch, pure and applied.

      Set Theory