Cecelia Holland
Autor(a) de Floating Worlds
About the Author
Born in Henderson, Nevada, Cecelia Holland was educated at Pennsylvania State University and Connecticut College, where she received her B.A. degree. She has served as a visiting professor of English at Connecticut College since 1979. Holland's historical novels have received broad critical mostrar mais acclaim. According to one critic, she "proves that there can be more to historical thrillers than swordplay and seduction." (Time) Among her novels is City of God (1979), which is set in Rome during the period of the Borgia family. Told from the point of view of Nicolas, a secretary to the Florentine ambassador to Rome, this novel brings to life the period of the Renaissance, including the political intrigue that characterized Rome at the time. Other works include Until the Sun Falls (1969), a story of the ancient Mongols and their empire, The Firedrake (1966), her first published novel, Great Maria (1974), The Bear Flag (1990), and Pacific Street (1991). Holland is very adept at capturing the period she writes about, including the clothing, furnishings, and customs of the time. One critic has noted that Holland "is never guilty of the fatuity which plagues most historical fiction: she never nudges the reader into agreeing that folks way back then were really just like you and me, only they bathed less often." (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Séries
Obras de Cecelia Holland
The Cecelia Holland Historical Fiction Collection: Until the Sun Falls, Jerusalem, and Pillar of the Sky (2018) 4 cópias
Nora's Song 2 cópias
Demon Lover 2 cópias
Nevada Rails 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
What If? The World's Foremost Military Historians Imagine What Might Have Been (1999) — Contribuinte — 1,771 cópias
What Ifs? of American History : Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been (2003) — Contribuinte — 501 cópias
The Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy (2009) — Contribuinte — 394 cópias
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 1991 (1991) — Author "The Old Woman's Gun" — 15 cópias
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 1992 (1992) — Author "Firebrands of the Franks" — 15 cópias
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 2008 (2008) — Author "Heraclius Brings Persia to Its Knees" — 11 cópias
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 2000 (2000) — Co-Author "Hapless Voyage of H-3" — 10 cópias
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Winter 1999 (1998) — Author "Tours: Medieval Battle Reconsidered" — 9 cópias
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 2001 (2001) — Author "The Last Viking" — 8 cópias
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 2003 (2003) — Author "Bulwark of Spanish Florida" — 7 cópias
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 2010 (2010) — Author "Jihad by the Sea" — 1 exemplar(es)
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Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Holland, Cecelia Anastasia
- Outros nomes
- Carter, Elizabeth Eliot (pseudonym)
- Data de nascimento
- 1943-12-31
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Henderson, Nevada, USA
- Locais de residência
- New York, New York, USA
Eureka, California, USA - Educação
- Connecticut College (BA)
Columbia University - Ocupação
- creative writing teacher
novelist - Premiações
- Guggenheim Fellowship (1981)
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