Cloud cuckoo land

“Cloud Cuckoo Land,” Doerr’s first novel since “All the Light We Cannot See,” unites five characters over a millennium in a tribute to books and those who love them.

The Birds, by Aristophanes, 414 BC, where Cloud Cuckoo Land came from.

I’ve been looking forward to reading Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr ever since I heard about it last year. His previous book, All the Light We Cannot See, is one of my favorite books ever, so I had a feeling I’d enjoy this one too! This new historical fiction novel mixes in a little science fiction for a unique, engrossing read. Here's my review for this new 2021 book release (out in September)!

The Pulitzer winner follows an ancient text from the siege of Constantinople to a spaceship escaping the ruined Earth

Adding to the list of names among the greatest libraries of the past, the Bayt al-Hikmah (translated as ‘The House of Wisdom’) was established in Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid Empire, around the 8th century by Caliph Harun al-Rashid (reign from 786-809 CE) during the time of the Islamic Golden Age.

These books will leave you feeling like you’re tucked into a pleasant book nook surrounded by your favorite type of people: Readers!

Set in Constantinople in the fifteenth century, in a small town in present-day Idaho, and on an interstellar ship decades from now, Anthony Doerr’s gorgeous third novel is a triumph of imagination and compassion, a soaring story about children on the cusp of adulthood in worlds in peril, who find resilience, hope—and a book.