The Shogun, The Red Tent, All The Light We Cannot See Books Review

Book Review

Before its online publication in 1996, a digital edition of The Times' print archive was released. In 1800, feudal rule was in force in Japan. Peace was established 12 years after the Iron Age, the impact of gunpowder, and the slaughterhouse epidemic.

But Lord Protector Taiko of Japan, a peasant general. Who ordered the construction of a fort with 400,000 people. He ran the country like a talented chess player and died a year later.

His son was nominated as his successor. But since he did not win the support of the majority, five regents were appointed to rule the country. They are the five warriors - Loranaga, Sugiyama, Onishi, Kiyama, and Ishido.

They arrange for the soldiers to be trained and for the reunion with the Allies. Crimson Sky has a code name, announced by the President of the Council of Regents, Toranaga.

Like a hurricane, which, after orbiting the earth for two years, became a curse. The wreckage of a dozen people was found on the Erasmus, the first Englishman to sail through the Magellan Strait, and the East India Company ship in Amsterdam. Sailors are close to death. They moved closer before the "Japanese" went with them. But two strong regents.

Toranaga and Ishido, the governor of Osaka Fortress and the commander of the bodyguards of the heirs, know that these "barbarians" will influence both their destiny and the history of Japan.

Because they bring weapons of knowledge: information about the West, the sea, and the battle with the musket instead of the sword.

The Red Tent Book

Anita Diamond's historical novel is "The Red Tent''. It was published in 1997 by the White Books St. Martin's Press The novel tells the story of Joseph's sister Jacob and Lear's daughter Dinah. He is portrayed as a minor character in the Bible. But the author has expanded his story.

The title of the book is used where women take shelter during menstruation or childbirth and where they get support and cooperation from their mother, sister, or aunt.

The story begins with the story of the reunion of mother Leah and father Jacob, as well as the inclusion of Lear's sister Rachel and handmade Jilpa and Bilha. In the book, Leah is portrayed as a worthy and tasty person, Zilpah as a bizarre character, Rachel as Bell, and Bilha as a gentle but calm person.

Dinah remembers being in a red tent with her mother and aunts, discussing some local stories, and meeting their family's father, Jacob. Other characters are not mentioned in the Bible. Among them are Ruti, his second wife, and his foolish sons.

The book was on the New York Times bestseller list and has been published in the Book Club Discussion Guide.

All The Light We Cannot See

The novel "All the Lights We Can't See" was written by the famous American author Anthony Doer. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. This writer was adept at composing short stories and novels.

He has already gained a lot of fame among literary critics and readers by writing books like The Shell Collector, Memory Wall, Four Seasons in Rome, Grace, etc.

But the best novel he has ever written is All the Lights We Can't See. He won the Pulitzer Prize and the Andrew Carnegie Literary Prize for his work.

His short stories have been translated into about 40 languages. He was awarded the prestigious Four Ohio Book Award in 2010 for his short story.

The novel All the Lights We Can't See is based on World War II. It is a novel of a historical genre. The protagonist of the novel is a French blind girl named Marie, a German boy named Warner Fenning.

The novel, which rose to the top of the New York bestseller list shortly after its publication, revolves around the journey of the two main characters in an attempt to survive the horrors of World War II and the affair of a German army officer insanely attracted to a cursed diamond called the Sea of ​​Flames.

The events in pre-World War II Europe began. The war started soon. The story begins with the La Blanc family in France. Marie-Liner, a blind girl from the Blank family, and her father live near the famous Natural History Museum in Paris.