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The Pillars of The Earth

by Ken Follett

Series: Kingsbridge (1)

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Series (with order)

Kingsbridge (1)

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The Pillars of The Earth

Original publication date

People/Characters

Important places

Kingsbridge, England, UK

Shiring, England, UK

Lincoln, England, UK

Important events

Nineteen Year Winter (1135|1154)

Awards and honors

BBC's Big Read (Best loved novel, 2003, No 33)

Oprah's Book Club selection (2007)

New York Times bestseller (Fiction, 1989)

Whitcoulls top 100, 2008 (9)

ALA 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000 (91)

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Epigraph

Dedication

To Marie-Claire, the apple of my eye

First words

In a broad valley, at the foot of a sloping hillside, beside a clear bubbling stream, Tom was building a house.

The small boys came early to the hanging.

Quotations

The baby cried, and the sound tugged at his heartstrings like a well-loved hymn. p.89

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Disambiguation notice

Norwegian translation is split into two parts: Stormenes tid I
sverdet og korset AND Stormenes tid II
katedralen

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