The Adventurer [Hardcover]

Mika Waltari (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 377 pages
• Publisher: Putnam Pub Group; First edition. edition (June 1950)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9997519310
• ISBN-13: 978-9997519313
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #834,455 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FABULOUS!!!!!, November 2, 2004

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C. L Wilson (Elmhurst, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Adventurer (Hardcover)

If you enjoy historical fiction, look no further; this is the one for you. Set in Europe between 1508 and 1525, you will find yourself learning a great deal of its history while reading one terrific story. Everything I looked up in the World Book from Waltari's portrayal was true. I am soooo sorry to have finished it. But good news; there is a sequel, "The Wanderer", which I immediately sought in my library, and will eagerly devour until the one I bought to set beside "The Adventurer" comes. To be honest, for about the first one-third of the book, I thought the story only mildly disguised history, but then, wow! did it pick up. As another reviewer has mentioned, you are always in suspense. Why this was never made into a movie I cannot imagine, for there is certainly enough sex and violence and battle scenes for any one to relish in. Plus all the costume drama in the world. I can't wait to start the sequel. Waltari shows a very compassionate nature here, somehow making the priests who ran the Inquisition into understandable figures, no mean feat. And Michael, basically a real blockhead who would have perished long ago without Andy. All in all, I felt I have spent time in the 1500's and come away with a good yarn to boot.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Graphic 1st hand account of tumultuos 16th century Europe., May 18, 1998

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[e-mail] (Atlanta, GA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Adventurer (Hardcover)

This down to earth adventure recounts the experiences of two Fins wandering through Europe in the 16th century just trying to survive while struggling with moral and religious issues. I enjoyed the day to day, down to earth description of the effort to survive an extremely dangerous world from a naive yet logically inquistive point of view. Much attention is paid to history, and there is no shortage of action, as is often found in the novels of the 40's and 50's. Sometimes shocking as it reveals the cheapness of human life during this period, yet easy to identify with the protagonists from a 20th century perspective.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Adventurer - The best book of Mika Waltari, January 29, 1998

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[e-mail] (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Adventurer (Hardcover)

I can't believe that this book is out of print. This book must be reading by the new generations. It is a historic romance, with a vivid description of a period (16th century). This book continues with "The Wanderer" also unmissing. It's a favor to readers to print again this book in english language. I just read this book twice in portuguese and I want to read again to try to improve my english. Don't miss it!!!