Resolution (Wilson novel)
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Resolution is a 2016 historical novel by English writer A. N. Wilson. It is a fictionalised account of the life of the 18th century German naturalist, writer and revolutionary George Forster. Main aspects of Forster's life covered by the novel include his participation in the second voyage of James Cook, his marriage to Therese Heyne and his experiences in the French Revolution as a protagonist of the Republic of Mainz. The book is based on historical sources including the journals of Cook and of Forster's father Reinhold as well as Forster's works, but includes also some invented figures and deliberately deviates from some historical facts.
Author | A. N. Wilson |
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Audio read by | Joe Jameson |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | historical fiction |
Set in | 18th century |
Publisher | Atlantic Books |
Publication date | 1 September 2016 |
Pages | 278 |
ISBN | 9781782398288 |
OCLC | 970819076 |
The book has been praised for its atmosphere, its imagination and its depictions of the Forster marriage, but also criticised for not adding much of value to the source material. The author justified turning Forster into a fictional character by stating that Forster himself had turned his life into fiction.