THE TOWER
Book ID/图书代码： 00410314B71505
English Summary/英文概要： A thoroughly researched historical novel about Giordano Bruno and the Inquisition, and a technological thriller dealing with the topical issues of digitization, mass control and espionage
Jordan, 2014. As an ambitious digitization project gathers pace in a vast building outside Amman, some unpublished writings by Giordano Bruno – flawed genius of the late Renaissance, renegade philosopher, occultist with a prodigious memory – disappear together with the Jesuit priest sent by the Vatican to study them.
When the priest is found dead and a series of mysterious threats ensues, it becomes clear that stakes are high for all the parties openly or covertly involved. What dangerous ideas were contained in the stolen manuscripts? What was the ultimate secret that Bruno tried to hide from the Holy Inquisition, even as he was persecuted, imprisoned, tortured and finally burnt alive in Rome?
In this riveting, meticulously researched new novel, Alessandro Gallenzi draws on his experience as a publisher in the digital era and casts a light into the darker side of our modern technological world, while revealing how a well-kept secret can change the course of history for ever.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一部精心研究调查的有关于乔尔丹诺•布鲁诺及其探寻之旅的历史小说作品，一部有关于数码、群体操控及侦察活动等典型问题的科技惊悚作品。
2014年，约旦。当一个野心勃勃的数字化项目在约旦首都安曼外的一座大型建筑里不断加速推进，乔尔丹诺•布鲁诺---一名后文艺复兴时期的非完美天才，叛变的哲学家，有着惊人记忆力的狂热分子---其所著的未经发表的作品，与罗马教廷派去研究这些作品的耶稣会神父却神奇地消失了。
当神父们被发现死亡，并随之发生了一系列神秘的恐吓事件，显而易见的是无论是公开或是隐秘的党派，风险都在不断增加。在这个被偷的手稿中，究竟隐藏着怎样危险的思想？究竟又是怎样的惊天秘密让布鲁诺极力隐藏，免遭神圣问询的触及，即便是自己惨遭迫害、囚禁、折磨乃至最终在罗马被活活烧死也不愿吐露？
在这部精彩绝伦、精心研究的小说新作中，阿里桑德罗•加仑兹根据其自身在当今数码时代中作为一名出版商的经历，带领我们一览现代技术世界的阴暗面，并揭示了一个保守完好的秘密究竟是怎样永远地改变了历史的进程。(DC)
Awards/获奖情况：Here are all the reviews so far for The Tower by Alessandro Gallenzi:
"Gallenzi’s passion really takes flight when it comes to Bruno – and the book lifts off." The Independent
"Gallenzi combines his two narratives with engaging skill… this deft and enjoyable novel makes the case for intellectual freedom." The Scotsman
"A brilliantly gripping, clever thriller." Sarah Broadhurst, Lovereading
"The author takes us through two exciting journeys; one during the late Renaissance as we follow Giordano Bruno’s fall, and the other in the modern digital era, which will reveal what can become catastrophic in the wrong hands." Yorkshire Gazette
"At the heart of the book is a big, bold idea: the hallowing of free intellectual enquiry and contempt for the manipulation of knowledge." Richmond Magazine
"Smart, fresh, scholarly - and a properly plotted page-turner to boot." - Lisa Hilton
About the Author/作者介绍： 阿利桑德罗•加仑兹是金星出版社、阿尔玛图书和阿尔玛经典的成立者，同时也是约翰•卡尔德的接班人，负责掌管卡尔德出版社。他除了是一名拥有几近十年经验的文学出版商以外，还是一名译者、诗人、剧作家和小说家。2010年，作者写下了Bestseller，2012年创作了Interrail。《塔》是他的第三部小说作品。Alessandro Gallenzi is the founder of Hesperus Press, Alma Books and Alma Classics, and the successor of John Calder at the helm of Calder Publications. As well as being a literary publisher with almost ten years of experience, he is a translator, a poet, a playwright and a novelist. He wrote Bestseller in 2010 and Interrail 2012. The Tower is his third novel.
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