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Fine in Fine jacket. Lovely Edition. Mika Waltari-THE DARK ANGEL or Johannes Angelos-Translated by Naomi Walford. Gift inscription written by previous owner. The dust jacket is in a very good condition and appears as new. Internally clean and tightly bound. The binding is excellent. GK.
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Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (finnish fiction, diaries, istanbul, turkey, historical fiction) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Mika Waltari?s The Egyptian is one of the best historical novels ever written. It combines a strong story line and real character development with excellent research. In its imaginative Cretan sequence it anticipates the Latin American magical realism movement. It also contains one of the most sensitive and subtle portrayals of depression in fiction. It is a disappointment that Waltari?s other novels never quite reach the level of his first.
I had heard good things about Waltari?s Byzantine novels, especially Dark Angel. It is worth reading, but it is understandable that it has fallen into obscurity, except in Waltari?s native Finland. Dark Angel employs some of the same devices as The Egyptian and The Etruscan, including a first person narrator with a mysterious and noble past. Unlike The Egyptian and The Etruscan, which cover sweeps of many years, Dark Angel?s action occurs in less than six months, during the 1453 siege of Constantinople. Because the outcome is known, Waltari?s task is to sustain the reader?s interest through his handling of details.
Although the novel is well-crafted in many respects, I found my attention wandering. The reconstruction of military events is handled with considerable skill. Perhaps a reader more interested in medieval warfare would find the book compelling. There is an engaging love story, too. It centers on the fictional alter ego of a real woman, Anna Notaras. In life Anna Notaras had a very different fate than she does in the book. What if she hadn?t walked onto that ship? With the character of Anna, Waltari pioneers the counter-factual novel. Dark Angel is solid historical fiction that will continue to entertain readers, but I am left with the nagging feeling that it does not achieve its promise.
royschelper
Apr 20, 2007
Good historical novel
This novel describes the seige and fall of Constantinople in 1453, more specifically about the story of Jean Angelos. As is often the case with Waltari's books, the story has much to do with questions of religion and faith as they do with the historical milleu. Frequently Waltari's protagonists have a secret in their past, and this one is no exception, but as usual, it leads to a fascinating conclusion. I recommend this booki to anybody who likes a good historical novel set in an unusual setting.