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"In the spirit of Station Eleven and Never Let Me Go, this dazzling and ambitious literary debut follows three generations of beekeepers from the past, present, and future, weaving a spellbinding story of their relationship to the bees--and to their children and one another--against the backdrop of an urgent, global crisis. England, 1852. William is a biologist and seed merchant, who sets out to build a new type of beehive--one that will give both him and his children honor and fame. United States, 2007. George is a beekeeper fighting an uphill battle against modern farming, but hopes that his son can be their salvation. China, 2098. Tao hand paints pollen onto the fruit trees now that the bees have long since disappeared. When Tao's young son is taken away by the authorities after a tragic accident, she sets out on a grueling journey to find out what happened to him. Haunting, illuminating, and deftly written, The History of Bees joins these three very different narratives into one gripping and thought-provoking story that is just as much about the powerful bond between children and parents as it is about our very relationship to nature and humanity"--… (más)
This is not a happy book. It follows 3 people in 1880’s, 2007, and then 2098. It is a story of bees and families and what will happen. The book focuses on climate issues, families attempting to survive and all that will be lost. It does end on a somewhat hopeful note. ( )
An interesting read by topic, but something was missing for me. I did not find the protagonists very sympathetic, and the audiobook narration really didn’t help. ( )
Three stories from different times, past, present, future intertwined around the collapse of bees. All three protagonists are pretty unlikable which prevented me from caring deeply about the story. Maybe the idea is better than the execution.
Información procedente del Conocimiento común alemán.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
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Als misvormde vogels balanceerden we ieder op een tak, met een plastic emmertje in de ene hand en een verenborstel in de andere. Ik was naar boven geklommen, langzaam, zo voorzichtig mogelijk. Ik was niet geschikt voor dit werk, was niet zoals veel andere vrouwen in de werkploeg, ik maakte vaak onhandige bewegingen, had niet de fijne motoriek en de nauwkeurigheid die het werk vereiste. Ik was hier niet voor gemaakt,, toch moest ik hier zijn, elke dag, twaalf uren achter elkaar.
De bomen waren stokoud, een mensenleven oud. De takken breekbaar als glas, ze braken onder ons gewicht gemakkelijk af. Ik bewoog me behoedzaam voort, mocht de boom niet beschadigen.....De kleine emmer zat vol met het vederlichte goud, nauwkeurig afgewogen en uitgedeeld aan het begin van de werkdag, precies evenveel voor iedereen. Zo voorzichtig mogelijk probeerde ik onzichtbare hoeveelheden uit het emmertje mee de bomen in te nemen. Elke bloem moest apart bestoven worden met een klein borsteltje van kippeveren, afkomstig uit de kippen die speciaal voor dat doeleinde gefokt werden.
Like oversize birds, we balanced on our respective branches, each of us with a plastic container in one hand and a feather brush in the other.
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Información procedente del Conocimiento común alemán.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Einem einzigen, gemeinschaftlichen Gefühl: Hoffnung.
"In the spirit of Station Eleven and Never Let Me Go, this dazzling and ambitious literary debut follows three generations of beekeepers from the past, present, and future, weaving a spellbinding story of their relationship to the bees--and to their children and one another--against the backdrop of an urgent, global crisis. England, 1852. William is a biologist and seed merchant, who sets out to build a new type of beehive--one that will give both him and his children honor and fame. United States, 2007. George is a beekeeper fighting an uphill battle against modern farming, but hopes that his son can be their salvation. China, 2098. Tao hand paints pollen onto the fruit trees now that the bees have long since disappeared. When Tao's young son is taken away by the authorities after a tragic accident, she sets out on a grueling journey to find out what happened to him. Haunting, illuminating, and deftly written, The History of Bees joins these three very different narratives into one gripping and thought-provoking story that is just as much about the powerful bond between children and parents as it is about our very relationship to nature and humanity"--
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