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An alternative cover edition for this ASIN B08TRMSR3Z can be found hereIn the 15th century, an orphan named Anna lives inside the formidable walls of Constantinople. She learns to read, and in this ancient city, famous for its libraries, she finds what might be the last copy of a centuries-old book, the story of Aethon, who longs to be turned into a bird so that he can fly to a utopian paradise in the sky. Outside the walls is Omeir, a village boy, conscripted with his beloved oxen into the army that will lay siege to the city. His path and Anna?s will cross.In the present day, in a library in Idaho, octogenarian Zeno rehearses children in a play adaptation of Aethon?s story, preserved against all odds through centuries. Tucked among the library shelves is a bomb, planted by a troubled, idealistic teenager, Seymour. This is another siege.And in a not-so-distant future, on the interstellar ship Argos, Konstance is alone in a vault, copying on scraps of sacking the story of Aethon, .
Book Details :
Author : Anthony Doerr
Pages : 630 pages
Publisher : Scribner
Language : eng
ISBN-10 : B08TRMSR3Z
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