Ken Follet is a Welsh writer who moved to London when he was ten years old. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including the history and major events of the past century. This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Century trilogy by Ken Follet. After this recognition, his fame and success have only continued to grow. However, his first attempts at literature were not very successful, but everything changed with the publication of his spy novel Eye of the Needle in 1978 it won the Edgar Award for Best Novel. He was originally a journalist but, after realising that his career was going nowhere, he decided to try his hand at writing. The trilogy took the author seven years to write, and he made great use of historical specialists and eyewitnesses in order to create an accurate representation of history. Follet expertly blends historical truth with fiction in order to create a book which is as educational as it is interesting. The novel traces the major events of the last century, beginning with Bloody Sunday in 1905, one of the main triggers of the Russian Revolution of 1917, and finishing with Barack Obama's victory speech in 2008.

The first part of The Century trilogy came out in 2010, with the subsequent volumes following in 20.

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