Equal Rites

A Discworld Novel Discworld #3

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Equal Rites (Hardcover, 1988, Victor Gollancz)

Hardcover, 224 pagine

lingua English

Pubblicato il 28 Marzo 1988 da Victor Gollancz.

ISBN:
978-0-575-03950-6
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The wizard Drum Billet knows that he will soon die and travels to a place where an eighth son of an eighth son is about to be born. This signifies that the child is destined to become a wizard; on the Discworld, the number eight has many of the magical properties that are sometimes ascribed to seven in other mythologies. Billet wants to pass his wizard's staff on to his successor.

However, the newborn child is actually a girl, Esk (full name Eskarina Smith). Since Billet notices his mistake too late, the staff passes on to her. As Esk grows up, it becomes apparent that she has uncontrollable powers, and the local witch Granny Weatherwax decides to travel with her to Unseen University in Ankh-Morpork to help her gain the knowledge required to properly manage her powers.

But a female wizard is something completely unheard of on the Discworld. Esk …

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C'è un momento nella storia (anche in quella del Mondo Disco, evidentemente) nel quale diventa impossibile ignorare le donne. E pensare che i maghi ce l'avevano messa davvero tutta a tenere le donne fuori dall'Università Invisibile: la tradizione non permetteva loro di accedervi.

Ma poi quale tradizione? Boh... tutti sembrano incapaci di rispondere a questa semplice domanda. I maghi devono aver perso il libro con i fondamentali nella Biblioteca. Forse è andato perso in qualche strano modo. O più probabilmente è stato divorato da libri più indipendenti e creativi.

Di sicuro è bastata un'occhiata di Nonnina Weatherwax a spegnere qualunque velleità sessista di Arcicancelliere e compagnia. Quell'occhiata capace di dire a chiunque: piantala con le cazzate, sta succedendo un casino, ti sembra il caso?

Tuttavia, non stato proprio immediato approdare al cambiamento. A Nonnina Weatherwax, infatti, c'è …

Review of 'Equal rites' on 'Goodreads'

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What a fun book! This is my very first Terry Pratchett. After the stories of the Discworld have been on my to-read list for way too long I was finally convinced to try one and Equal Rites is definitely a very good start into the series.
It was fun, honest, critical and everything what you want. So much magic and quirkiness, but not in a bad way—I enjoyed this book very much and definitely cannot wait to be drawn even deeper into the Discworld!

Review of 'Equal Rites' on 'Goodreads'

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This perfectly ridicules the arbitrariness of gender stereotypes. Everybody knows that only men can be wizards, everybody knows it’s part of the lore, but nobody actually knows where it is written or why it should be the case. And Esk just ignoring both her role as a wizard and a witch and rescuing Simon and herself by not using magic is about the best possible ending.

Argomenti

  • Fantasy
  • English Science Fiction And Fantasy
  • Fiction
  • Fantasy - General

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