The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Title: The Pillars of the Earth
Author: Ken Follett
Context: The Pillars of the Earth (1989) is a historical fiction novel by Ken Follett set in England in the 1100s. Right from passionate romance, fast-paced action, intrigue and much more, everything that a reader expects from this credible author, is here. Feudal England during the twelfth century is one important factor that makes the novel most extraordinary.
Synopsis: Popular known as the master of split-second suspense this novel, The Pillars of the Earth is his bestselling and most beloved novel which presents an outstanding story of a monk in the 12th century who headed doing something that was seemingly impossible. He constructed the greatest and finest Gothic cathedral, ever known to the world.
The theme, of marvelous cathedral is the other factor that makes the novel The Pillars of the Earth more fascinating. Every detail is taken care by Ken Follett while re-creating the flamboyant crude England of the Middle Ages. Be it the castles, the huge forests, the monasteries and the walled towns, all of it become a familiar landscape in the novel.
Center of the whole drama is the building of the glorious cathedral with eerie artistry adopted by the untrained stonemasons. A tale of love, revenge and betrayal is weaved by Ken Follett which starts with the hanging of a naïve man and ends with the humiliation of a king.
Other works by the Author:
Apples Carstairs series (as Simon Myles)
1974 – The Big Needle
1974 – The Big Black
1975 – The Big Hit
Piers Roper series
1975 – The Shakeout
1976 – The Bear Raid
Kingsbridge series
2007 – World Without End
2017 – A Column of Fire
2020 – The Evening and the Morning
The Century Trilogy
2010 – Fall of Giants
2012 – Winter of the World
2014 – Edge of Eternity
Standalone Novels
1976 – Amok: King of Legend
1976 – The Modigliani Scandal
1976 – The Mystery Hideout
1976 – The Power Twins
1977 – Paper Money
1978 – Capricorn One
1978 – Eye of the Needle
1979 – Triple
1980 – The Key to Rebecca
1982 – The Man from St. Petersburg
1983 – On Wings of Eagles
1985 – Lie Down with Lions
1991 – Night Over Water
1993 – A Dangerous Fortune
1995 – A Place Called Freedom
1996 – The Third Twin
1998 – The Hammer of Eden
2000 – Code to Zero
2001 – Jackdaws
2002 – Hornet Flight
2004 – Whiteout
Non-fiction
1978 – The Heist of the Century
