book review the historian elizabeth kostova

She researched the historical events and people in details. And after you read it, you’ll understand why.

What’s so great about The Historian?Įlizabeth Kostova worked on this book for ten years. Being deeply intrigued by the story her father told her, and sure to know where her dad went, she starts her own journey to find him. While looking for his mentor and a friend, he encounters numerous interesting characters, meets the narrator’s mother, ends up in many dangerous situations and travels around Europe in search for the owner of the book, who ends up to be the Dracula himself.Īfter telling her just half of the story, the narrator’s father disappears as well only leaving a note, he’s going to look for her long-gone mother. He tells her the story about his mentor at the university, who, after finding an old book with an image of a dragon in it, mysteriously disappears. The story starts in Amsterdam, where the narrator lives with her father. What Elizabeth Kostova’s The Historian is about? The way she’s describing European cities and small villages, especially in different time periods was one of my favourite parts of the book. Her characters are travelling around Europe during the 1950s, 1970s and 2000s. She’s creating the story that spans from his life in the 15th century to the generations of researchers that are trying to find his grave in the 20th and 21st century. The author is using a real historical person, Vlad Tepes, known in popular culture as the Count Dracula. It has elements of a travelogue, historical fiction, thriller and a bit of a horror, too. The Historian is a book that combines a few genres.

So, I thought there couldn’t be a better title to start my Culture Tourist Book Club, than with the review of Elizabeth Kostova’s The Historian. I actually love to do that with books I love.

It’s one of those books I’ve read several times. Elizabeth Kostova’s The Historian is one of my all-time favourite books.

Book review the historian elizabeth kostova