Pillars of the Earth
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
Pillars of the Earth
| Full title | The Pillars of the Earth |
|---|---|
| Author | Ken Follett |
| Published | 1989 |
| Pages | 1,040 |
| Recommended | 3 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Ken Follett’s novel of the building of a cathedral in twelfth-century England — the book most often named when someone asks for fiction about building rather than fighting. |
Where I heard about it
- A crowd-sourced X thread — in the replies to @moseskagan asking “What historical fiction should I read next? (Bonus points for something involving building or trade, rather than violence)” (the thread, April 2025); the full list is on What historical fiction should I… (tweet).
- A second crowd-sourced X thread — named independently in the replies to @WillManidis asking “what is the single best book you can read that will explain an entire industry?” (the thread, June 2025); the full list is on what is the single best book… (tweet).
- On Patrick Collison’s Bookshelf — Patrick Collison’s catalog of the physical books he owns (unflagged). Saved in Kyle’s April 19th, 2020 Roam daily note.
Connections
- What historical fiction should I… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
- what is the single best book… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
- City Building — a novel about construction, guilds, patronage and what it takes to finish a project longer than a lifetime.
- Historical Fiction
What links here
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