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The thing that most haunted me that day, however, as I closed my notebook and put my coat on to go home, was not my ghostly image of Dracula, or the description of impalement, but the fact that these things had– apparently– actually occurred. If I listened too closely, I thought, I would hear the screams of the boys, of the 'large family' dying together. For all his attention to my historical education, my father had neglected to tell me this: history's terrible moments were real. I understand now, decades later, that he could never have told me. Only history itself can convince you of such a truth. And once you've seen that truth – really seen it– you can't look away. [25] a b Sarah Murdoch, "Impaled on a serpentine plot", National Post (9 July 2005). LexisNexis (subscription required). Retrieved 7 May 2009. As Kostova explains, "Dracula is a metaphor for the evil that is so hard to undo in history." [3] For example, he is shown influencing Eastern European tyrants and supporting national socialism in Transylvania. [23] He is "vainglorious, vindictive, [and] vicious". [32] As Michael Dirda explains in The Washington Post, the novel conveys the idea that "Most of history's worst nightmares result from an unthinking obedience to authority, high-minded zealotry seductively overriding our mere humanity." [35] It is in the figure of the vampire that Kostova reveals this, since "our fear of Dracula lies in the fear of losing ourselves, of relinquishing our very identities as human beings". [35] In fact, the narrator is never named in the novel, suggesting, as one critic explains, "that the quest for the dark side of human nature is more universal than specific to a concrete character". [34] Anna Carey, "Mad about Vlad", The Irish Times (August 6, 2005). LexisNexis (subscription required). Retrieved May 7, 2009. In the epilogue, it is now 2008, and the narrator is attending a conference in Philadelphia when she finds a library that contains an extensive amount of information about Dracula. She forgets her notes as she leaves, and when they are returned to her by an attendant, she discovers a copy of the mysterious book that had started the whole journey. Update this section!
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In May 2007, the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation was created. The Foundation helps support Bulgarian creative writing, the translation of contemporary Bulgarian literature into English, and friendship between Bulgarian authors and American and British authors. [25] This book is dramatic rubbish, artistic gibberish. It is nothing more than a glorified travel brochure.From Istanbul, they travelers go to Hungary to find more information and meet with Helen's mother. There they learn that Helen's mother, and Helen herself, are descendants of Vlad Tepes. Despite its Gothic roots, The Historian is not suffused with violence nor is it a horror novel. Kostova aimed to write a "chilling" Victorian ghost story, [20] and her realistic style is what creates this effect. [25] Marlene Arpe of The Toronto Star praises Kostova's imagery in particular, quoting the following passage:
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Claudia Parsons, "History in the making", Townsville Bulletin (30 July 2005). Access World News (subscription required). Retrieved 10 May 2009.
My main character is a historian, she would have continued. All the action takes place in libraries, and consists of primary source research. Yes, primary source research. As in, looking at really old writings, and then discussing them, a lot.
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On the negative side, it does get a bit long-winded in places with lavish and exuberant description of places and locations. It is beautifully written but has an extreme level of detail. At times it really makes you feel like you're there but other times it does begin to feel like a travelguide. I know there's a lot of readers that can't handle this slower pace so just wanted to get that out there. Janet Maslin, "Scholarship Trumps the Stake in Pursuit of Dracula" (original), The New York Times (13 June 2005). Retrieved 7 May 2009. Archived copy. I started writing a novel about Dracula but gradually discovered that among other things I was writing a love story across the iron curtain, a story about a young woman who has been brought up in a very intellectual, academic atmosphere where learning is valued but people are sheltered. So some of this is also the story of her movement out of books and into the world."The 26-hour unabridged audio book, released by Books on Tape (a division of Random House), is narrated by Justine Eyre and Paul Michael. According to Booklist, they "do an incredible job voicing an array of characters with European accents ranging from Dutch, French, and German". Noting that the book is particularly suited for audio because it is told in letters, they praise Eyre's "earnest and innocent" tone in her voicing of the narrator and Michael's "clear characterizations". [60] Film [ edit ] n/a (illustrator). Very Good + First Edition Printing Not Spec. 8vo = over 9" Very Good DJ 642pp Hardcover. Clean interior and exterior. No highlights or markings in text. Strong and tight binding. Corners are bumped. DJ is matte, clean, crisp. 0-316-01177-0. When the narrator arrives at Saint-Matthieu-des-Pyrénées-Orientales, she finds her father. Individuals mentioned throughout the 1970s timeline converge in a final attempt to defeat Dracula. He is seemingly killed by a silver bullet fired into his heart by Helen.
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The story unfolds in three different time periods. The central thread is set in the 1970s and is narrated by the unnamed daughter of a historian-turned-diplomat named Paul. The daughter stumbles upon an old book that, like the VHS tape in The Ring, brings nothing but trouble to the reader. Paul eventually leaves his daughter to embark on some unfinished business; the daughter, needless to say, pursues him. Edward Wyatt, "Not Bad for Starters" (original), The New York Times (24 June 2005). Retrieved 7 May 2009. Archived copy. History has taught us that the nature of man is evil, sublimely so. Good is not perfectible, but evil is. Why should you not use your great mind in service of what is perfectible?...There is no purity like the purity of the sufferings of history. You will have what every historian wants: history will be reality to you. We will wash our minds clean with blood. [34]Janet Maslin, "Scholarship Trumps the Stake in Pursuit of Dracula" (original), The New York Times (June 13, 2005). Retrieved May 7, 2009. Archived copy.
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