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His name was Feliks. He came to London to commit a murder that would change history. A master manipulator, he had many weapons at his command, but against him were ranged the whole of the English police, a brilliant and powerful lord, and the young Winston Churchill himself...
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Ken Follett, geboren 1949 in Wales, von Beruf Journalist, wurde mit seinem Thriller 'Die Nadel' weltberühmt. Brillante Erzählkunst verbindet sich in seinen Büchern mit fundierter Sachkenntnis.
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This incredible story has many parallelisms with Follett's "Eye of the Needle" novel. Instead of WWII this story takes place in the pre WWI era. England and Russia are in desperate need for a treaty in preparation of Germany's attack. A well known Russian anarchists has been sent to England to assassinate the negotiating Russian Prince hence destroying any faith between the two countries and to fulfill his quest of war against the Russian oppressed. "The Man from St. Petersburg" is more than a book filled with suspense, lust and lies-Follett makes the reader experience the hardships of Russian socialism and the glamour and prestige of the English monarchy. What is so interesting was at face value the two seem very distant, only to find out they share the same pain and turmoil. The author captures the reader with several twists of fate within the personal pasts of the anarchist's lover and now wife of a British Earl. The story leaves this reader full of questions about the hypocracy of British monarchy. It fully explains why distorting the truth to preserve one's pride of class and reputation can have devastating repercussions. This is a good read, a typical Follett masterpiece, regardless of its mirror image of "The Needle", "The Man From St. Petersburg" truely has its own identity.
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Like all of Follet's novels, `The Man from St. Petersburg' is a page turner and worth picking up if you like a good historical adventure. That being said, however, this novel is not that great when compared to `Eye of The Needle', `The Key to Rebecca' and his masterpiece `The Pillars of The Earth.' Follet is a good and sometimes great writer. The problem I find with his writing is that sometimes he edits down to 300 pages what would be a great-classic epic of 1500 pages (i.e., like `Pillars of the Earth'). Sometimes the shorter form works (i.e., `Eye Of The Needle' and `Key to Rebecca' where the action is close to real time), but sometimes he shortchanges himself and the reader (i.e., `Man From St. Petersburg' and `Place called Freedom') by limiting his scope and range to be under a certain number of pages. I don't know if this is a publishing thing or what?
If given more room for characters and historical detail, Follet gives us classic epic novels like `Pillars'. When he limits himself he sometimes succeeds and sometimes misses.
More longer Follet novels are better.
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Although I read the book quickly, it became impossible to suspend disbelief. The actions of some of the characters simply made no sense... except to move the plot along. While the book has many twists, many were not plausable. The enjoyment of the book, therefore, was signficantly reduced as the actions of the characters (particularly the mother and daughter) became silly. It's too bad becasue Follett is a good writer and "The Man from St. Petersburg" had great potential. "The Eye of the Needle" was far superior - it easily passed the plausability test.
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Lovely story
I enjoyed every moment of it the first time I read it and enjoyed it still all the five times I reread it. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 28. August 2005 von Doris
Flawed, but still an enjoyable read.
Ken Follett captures very well the tone of English High Society in the pre-WWI years. The story is interesting, and this is a quick and easy read. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 10. Juni 2000 von Lee F. Bonaldi
Thrilling
The Man from St. Petersburg is a forgotten Follett classic. Simpler than his more recent works, a surprisingly thrilling historical novel that tells the story of a resilient... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 13. April 2000 von Julian S. Brown
What's all the fuss about?
I read Eye of the Needle a long time ago and remember enjoying it. So when I saw this book in the library I thought it would be worth reading.
Suspenseful? Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 9. August 1999 veröffentlicht
INTERESTING BUT SIMPLISTIC
This is an interesting story, but the characters and plot are simplistic and one-dimensional. This book had a melodramatic, soap operaish feel to it. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 24. Februar 1999 von joani.maccracken@unistudios.com
Better than "die nadal"
Powerful characterization, excellent piece of literature. Very well constructed story.
Am 3. Februar 1999 veröffentlicht
Spy thriller set in the early 20th century.
This spy novel is set ealier in time than most of the similar novels I have read. It makes it interesting from a historical point of view, but can be simplistic in its plot and... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 2. Januar 1999 veröffentlicht
Yet another display of magnificance
Ken follet is a genius..it can't be said too many times!!
Set early in the nineteenth century at the brink of the world war, a middle aged man sets out on a mission to England. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 7. Dezember 1998 veröffentlicht
The first book I read from K. Follett
This was the first book I read from Ken Follett, it seems as if you were watching a film. After that I read some more books from this actor and I'll read all of them.
Am 31. Oktober 1998 veröffentlicht
Awesome
Follet is a Swiss watch-maker and this book a Rolex among thrillers. The plot ticks along with fantastic pacing and suspense. Secrets come out at incredibly tense moments. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 29. Oktober 1998 von vedamuth@pilot.msu.edu
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