The Phoenix: A Novel About the Hindenberg

By Henning Boëtius

Book Overview

From acclaimed author Boetius comes this "powerful tale" ("Publishers Weekly") of a doomed airship and one man's attempt to resurrect his life from its ashes. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385501838
• ISBN13: 9780385501835
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Nan A. Talese
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.1" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

A good book for airship lovers - a story of new beginnings

In 1937 the crash of the airship Hindenberg in a spectacular blaze heralded the end of the era of Zeppelin travel and the beginning of the true age of the aeroplane. This story follows the quest of one of the survivors of the crash to work out what really destroyed the great airship. The start of this book appears to have next to nothing to do with airships, but stick with it through the first section and you will end up with a story which follows the last flight of the Hindenberg and its end and an interesting theory as to what caused it. The author has built on knowledge of the Hindenberg gained from his father who was the elevator man on the doomed ship - and the phoenix in the title of the book is NOT the airship but the narrator of the story for whom the ship was both an end and a beginning. If you enjoy novels that feature airships this book along with ZEPPELIN by Ronald Florence are both highly reccomended to give a genuine flavor to a lost and elegent form of travel. Zeppelin

A Gem.

This book reminds me of "The Count of Monte Cristo", not because it has anyting to do with the period or theme, but because of the richness of plot and character. The plot has the driving force to get the book somewhere, and the characters have more than enough power to make the trip enjoyable. There is much of interest about airships here, and also complex human relationships, all set in a time of turmoil. Very well written and produced. Top grade stuff!