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Jan 30, 2014 a burnable book, bruce holsingers debut novel is set in england during the reign of richard ii. A burnable book, by bruce holsinger the washington post. The author of the acclaimed historical thriller a burnable book once again brings medieval london alive in all its color and detail in a riveting novel that imagines the beginnings of gun violence in the western world. Bruce holsinger is a fiction writer and scholar of medieval literature who teaches at the university of virginia in charlottesville. Bruce holsinger, author of a burnable book youtube. A novel by bruce holsinger in djvu, doc, epub download ebook. And language, spoken and written, is at the center of his first novel, a burnable book. Medieval scholar expands historical fact into fiction.
The name of the rose and an instance of the fingerpost. A burnable book the first book in john gower series opens up with the murder of a young woman and the theft of burnable book which contains accurate prophecies about the deaths of england monarchs, including the current king. He is a guggenheim fellow and a recipient of research fellowships from the. May 04, 2014 interview with bruce holsinger at the university of virginia, may 2014. Bruce holsinger is the author of the first john gower novel,a burnable book, and an awardwinning scholar of the medieval period who teaches at the university of virginia. Sep 23, 2014 a burnable book, as referred to in the title of bruce holsingers new novel of england and florence in the late 14th century, is simply a book that might cost the possessor his life. Gower and his friend geoffrey chaucer are hot on the tomes trail when gowers sinister son, simon, returns inopportunely from exile abroad.
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