Quo Vadis

by Henryk Sienkiewicz Narrated by Sigmar Solbach

Overview

Mit sprachlicher Wucht wird von der Liebe im antiken Rom erzählt, zwischen dem jungen Patrizier Marcus Vinicius und der Christin Lygia, die als Geisel nach Rom kam. Die Liebenden geraten in den Strudel der Ereignisse um die Christenverfolgung. Der dekadente Nero lässt Rom anzünden, beschuldigt aber die Christen. Nun droht Lygia der Tod im Amphitheater. Doch Vicinius, inzwischen selber Christ, lässt nichts unversucht, seine Geliebte zu retten. Henryk Sienkiewicz erhielt 1905 ¿auf Grund seiner großartigen Verdienste als epischer Schriftsteller“ den Literaturnobelpreis. Sein schriftstellerisches Werk wird dem polnischen Positivismus zugerechnet.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Sienkiewicz wrote Quo Vadis for the entire world and the world took it to its heart.”—James Michener

JANUARY 2022 - AudioFile

In the time of Emperor Nero (54-68 CE), a military hero returns to Rome and falls in love with a beautiful princess held hostage by Nero’s court. To win her heart, the Roman citizen acquaints himself with a strange new faith—Christianity. Peter Wickham narrates this fascinating story, first published in Polish in 1896. With typical British assurance he gives an upper-crust, mannered tone to Petronius—the man-about-court; a tough working-class accent to Tigelinus, the feared captain of the guard; a wise tone to Peter the Apostle; and an exasperatingly petulant whine to the Emperor himself. Of course, Rome burns, and the Christians are blamed. The story is historically accurate and entertaining. What’s more, the author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905. B.P. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

JANUARY 2022 - AudioFile

In the time of Emperor Nero (54-68 CE), a military hero returns to Rome and falls in love with a beautiful princess held hostage by Nero’s court. To win her heart, the Roman citizen acquaints himself with a strange new faith—Christianity. Peter Wickham narrates this fascinating story, first published in Polish in 1896. With typical British assurance he gives an upper-crust, mannered tone to Petronius—the man-about-court; a tough working-class accent to Tigelinus, the feared captain of the guard; a wise tone to Peter the Apostle; and an exasperatingly petulant whine to the Emperor himself. Of course, Rome burns, and the Christians are blamed. The story is historically accurate and entertaining. What’s more, the author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905. B.P. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940178260197
Publisher:	LILYLA Hörbuch-Editionen
Publication date:	01/05/2023
Edition description:	Unabridged
Language:	German

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