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Lawrence R.

    Cet écrivain britannique est réputé pour ses analyses littéraires des conflits militaires et des affrontements culturels entre l'Orient et l'Occident. Ses œuvres se caractérisent par des aperçus profonds de la psyché humaine et des dynamiques sociétales complexes. Lawrence explore les thèmes de l'identité, de la loyauté et de l'impact de la guerre sur les individus et les sociétés entières. Son style est décrit comme évocateur et pénétrant, capturant à la fois la réalité brute et la beauté poétique des lieux qu'il dépeint.

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    Seven Pillars of Wisdom
    • 2024
    • 2022

      When the fae king of Naenden returns home to his palace only to find that his human queen has committed treason by conspiring to assassinate him, he has the queen executed and decrees that once every mooncycle, he'll marry a human woman from the kingdom, only to execute her the following morning. Unlesss one woman offers herself as a sacrificial bride for the rest

      A Word so Fitly Spoken
    • 1991

      In his classic book, T.E. Lawrence—forever known as Lawrence of Arabia—recounts his role in the origin of the modern Arab world. At first a shy Oxford scholar and archaeologist with a facility for languages, he joined and went on to lead the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Turks while the rest of the world was enmeshed in World War I. With its richly detailed evocation of the land and the people Lawrence passionately believed in, its incisive portraits of key players, from Faisal ibn Hussein, the future Hashemite king of Syria and Iraq, to General Sir Edmund Allenby and other members of the British imperial forces, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is an indispensible primary historical source. It helps us to understand today’s Middle East, while giving us thrilling accounts of military exploits (including the liberation of Aqaba and Damascus), clandestine activities, and human foibles.

      Seven Pillars of Wisdom