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Mary doria Russell
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2019, un signal musical est capté par la Terre. Pendant que l'ONU palabre sans fin, la Compagnie de Jésus a déjà trouvé les financements et mis sur pied son expédition. À son bord, des athées et des jésuites, dont Emilio Sandoz, jeune prêtre et brillant linguiste, pour un voyage d'exploration vers la planète Rakhat et ses habitants.
2059, Emilio Sandoz, mutique, les mains mutilées et marqué du sceau de l'infamie, est le seul rescapé de la mission. Sur Rakhat, il aurait tué et se serait prostitué. Qu'a-t-il donc pu se passer pour que la mission tourne si mal ?
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The Sparrow is one of my favourite science fiction novels and it destroyed me in the best way when I read it. It is so beautifully written and the construction of the narrative is masterful.' Emma Newman, acclaimed author of Planetfall Set in the 21st century - a number of decades from now - The Sparrow is the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and talented linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who - in response to a remarkable radio signal from the depths of space - leads a scientific mission to make first contact with an extraterrestrial culture.
In the true tradition of Jesuit adventurers before him, Sandoz and his companions are prepared to endure isolation, suffering - even death - but nothing can prepare them for the civilisation they encounter. Or for the tragic misunderstanding that brings the mission to a devastating end. Once considered a living saint, Sandoz returns alone to Earth horrifically maimed, both physically and spiritually, the mission's sole survivor - only to be blamed for the mission's failure and accused of heinous crimes.
Written in clean, effortless prose and peopled with memorable characters who never lose their humanity or humour, The Sparrow is a powerful, haunting fiction - a tragic but ultimately triumphant novel about the nature of faith, of love and what it means to be 'human' and widely considered to be a classic of the genre. -
CHILDREN OF GOD ; BALLANTINE READER'S CIRCLE
Mary doria Russell
- Ballantine
- 2 Février 1999
- 9780449004838
In Children of God, Mary Doria Russell further establishes herself as one of the most innovative, entertaining and philosophically provocative novelists writing today. The only member of the original mission to the planet Rakhat to return to Earth, Father Emilio Sandoz has barely begun to recover from his ordeal when the So-ciety of Jesus calls upon him for help in preparing for another mission to Alpha Centauri. Despite his objections and fear, he cannot escape his past or the future. Old friends, new discoveries and difficult questions await Emilio as he struggles for inner peace and understanding in a moral universe whose boundaries now extend beyond the solar system and whose future lies with children born in a faraway place. Strikingly original, richly plotted, replete with memorable characters and filled with humanity and humor, Children of God is an unforgettable and uplifting novel that is a potent successor to The Sparrow and a startlingly imaginative adventure for newcomers to Mary Doria Russells special literary magic.
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Le Caire, 1921.
Voilà longtemps que la zone du Moyen-Orient suscite les convoitises mais c'est à la faveur de la conférence pour la Paix que ses contours vont se dessiner. De Winston Churchill à Lawrence d'Arabie, en passant par Gertrude Bell, ils sont tous là, ceux qui ont fait le monde de ce début de siècle. Vents du désert et ambitions politiques attisent les passions. C'est dans ce contexte brûlant qu'Agnès Schanklin, une jeune femme venue au Caire pour oublier la tragédie qui a frappé sa famille, va devenir le témoin privilégié d'un épisode déterminant de l'Histoire.
