Kepler

The Revolutions Trilogy 2

By: John Banville

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Paperback | 23 December 2022 | Edition Number 1

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The second volume of John Banville''s Revolutions Trilogy and winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize, Kepler is a gorgeous historical novel exploring the life of Johannes Kepler, one of Europe''s greatest mathematicians.

Johannes Kepler, born in 1571 in south Germany, was one of the worldâs greatest mathematicians and astronomers. The novel Kepler, by John Banville, brilliantly recreates his life and his incredible drive to chart the orbits of the planets and the geometry of the universe while being driven from exile to exile by religious and domestic strife. At the same time it illuminates the harsh realities of the Renaissance world; rich in imaginative daring but rooted in poverty, squalor and the tyrannical power of emperors.

âSuperbly illuminates the man, the time, and the everlasting quest for knowledgeâ Observer

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Johannes Kepler, born in 1571 in Swabia, south-west Germany, was one of the greatest mathematicians and astronomers of all time. Banville brings Kepler's life and struggle to live in vividly realized scenes whose visual detail is reminiscent of Old Master paintings. While Kepler works towards his famous discovery that the pattern of planetary motion is elliptical, the reader is entertained by an earthy account of the pains and humiliations of his everyday life with his sharp-tongued wife Barbara and his tyrannical, unpredictable patrons. The result is a novel which manages to be intellectually challenging while delivering an entertaining account of the trials of everyday life in the late 16th century. (Kirkus UK)

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