The Coffee Trader

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The Edgar Award winning novel A Conspiracy of Paper was one of the most acclaimed debuts of 2000 In his richly suspenseful second novel, author David Liss once again travels back in time to a crucial moment in cultural and financial history His destination Amsterdam, 1659 a mysterious world of trade populated by schemers and rogues, where deception rules the day.On the world s first commodities exchange, fortunes are won and lost in an instant Miguel Lienzo, a sharp witted trader in the city s close knit community of Portuguese Jews, knows this only too well Once among the city s most envied merchants, Miguel has lost everything in a sudden shift in the sugar markets Now, impoverished and humiliated, living on the charity of his petty younger brother, Miguel must find a way to restore his wealth and reputation.Miguel enters into a partnership with a seductive Dutchwoman who offers him one last chance at success a daring plot to corner the market of an astonishing new commodity called coffee To succeed, Miguel must risk everything he values and test the limits of his commercial guile, facing not only the chaos of the markets and the greed of his competitors, but also a powerful enemy who will stop at nothing to see him ruined Miguel will learn that among Amsterdam s ruthless businessmen, betrayal lurks everywhere, and even friends hide secret agendas.With humor, imagination, and mystery, David Liss depicts a world of subterfuge, danger, and repressed longing, where religious and cultural traditions clash with the demands of a new and exciting way of doing business Readers of historical suspense and lovers of coffee even decaf will be up all night with this beguiling novel. New Download eBook The Coffee Trader Author David Liss – kino-fada.fr Surprising depth and very entertaining The complexity of the group dynamics and of what was undoubtedly a well researched book was impressive Liss creates a setting wherein he draws the reader and his sometimes complicated characterizations are spot on and approachable Set in 17th century Amsterdam, this is also a fascinating historical fiction and the author crafts for the reader a time and place of exceptional detail We also see the distinctions drawn between various cultures and religions Surprising depth and very entertaining The complexity of the group dynamics and...Sometimes I m wrong about a book though I hate to admit it I was almost 100 pages into The Coffee Trader and moaning that I wasn t enjoying the read but had to finish it as it was a book group choice I knuckled down finally and was pleasantly surprised when very quickly the story just popped off the pages When all was said and done I thoroughly relished the book, even going back to re read parts of the beginning I honestly think what threw me is that The Coffee Trader is about commodity trad Sometimes I m wrong about a book though I hate to admit it I was almost 100 pages into The Coffee Trader and moaning that I wasn t enjoying the read but had to finish it as it was a book group choice I knuckled down finally and was pleasantly surprised when very quickly the story just popped off the pages When all was said and done I thoroughly relished the book, even going back to re read parts of the beginning I honestly think what threw me is that The Coffee Trader is about commodity trading This concept muddles my mind Don t ask me how the stock exchange works cause it blows my mind The Coffee Trader takes place in an exchange, albeit in mid 1600 s in Amsterdam, and its coffee, not cash, but trading none the less The main character, Miquel is seeking to make his fortune in a schem...I guess I ll read this one It can t possibly be as good as his other two It s about coffee Who can write this much about coffee Ugggggghhhh it s about stocks in coffee It s not even about coffee coffee It takes place in Amsterdam Weed So far this is better than I thought it would be This main character is kind of a douche So is everyone else in this book How the hell does one pronounce Oude Kerk Is Dutch hard Think I could learn it Do I want to learn it I heard the Netherla I guess I ll read this one It can t possibly be as good as his other two It s about coffee Who can write this much about coffee Ugggggghhhh it s about stocks in coffee It s not even about coffee coffee It takes place in Amsterdam Weed So far this is better than I thought it would be This main character is kind of a douche So is everyone else in this book How the hell does one pronounce Oude Kerk Is Dutch hard Think I could learn it Do I want to learn it I heard the Netherlands is nice Should I move there Would I have to learn Dutch Is Dutch hard Dude, this guy has gotten himself in some real trouble with money I hope he gets out of it Dude, this guy is a tool He keeps borrowing money he do...This isn t quite on a par with A Conspiracy of Paper his first book , but it very nearly is The action focuses on the grandfather of Benjamin Weaver the central character in the aforementioned novel , Miguel Lienzo, a Portuguese Jew living in Amsterdam At the opening of the novel May 1659 he is seemingly on the verge of ruin and survives only because of the charity of his brother Daniel, in whose cellar he lodges But then he gets wind of a wondrous new drink called coffee and it seems as This isn t quite on a par with A Conspiracy of Paper his first book , but it very nearly is The action focuses on the grandfather of Benjamin Weaver the central character in the aforementioned novel , Miguel Lienzo, a Portuguese Jew living in Amsterdam At the opening of the novel May 1659 he is seemingly on the verge of ruin and survives only because of the charity of his brother Daniel, in whose cellar he lodges But then he gets wind of a wondrous new drink called coffee and it seems as if his luck may be about to changeLiss shows that his talent for plotting has not diminished since his debut and, likewise, that he is still able to create a cast of wonderful characters to enjoy The atmosphere of the time was very well evoked as far as I could tell not being wholly conversant with the history of 17th Century Holland and t...review in english below H j algum tempo que tinha curiosidade em ler alguma coisa do David Liss e quando vi este livro na estante de uma amiga, n o desperdicei a oportunidade.Infelizmente, foi uma decep o Li, algures, que a partir da p gina 100 a hist ria ganhava vida, mas comigo isso n o aconteceu N o gostei da escrita, nem dos personagens, nem da hist ria quero l saber se o Miguel consegue fazer fortuna com o caf , ou se tem um romance com a cunhada Acho que estou a ficar mais exigreview in english below H j algum tempo que tinha curiosidade em ler alguma coisa do David Liss e quando vi este livro na estante de uma amiga, n o desperdicei a oportunidade.Infelizmente, foi uma decep o Li, algures, que a partir da p gina 100 a hist ria ganhava vida, mas comigo isso n o aconteceu N o gostei da escrita, nem dos personagens, nem da hist ria quero l saber se o Miguel consegue fazer fortuna com o caf , ou se tem um romance com a cunhada Acho que estou a ficar mais exigente deve ser da idade e sem paci ncia para perder preciosas horas a tentar interessar me por um livro que n o me agarrou, sobretudo quando tenho dezenas de livros seguramente melhores que este minha espera.Assim, fico por aqui p g 129 , sem arrependimentos e entusiasmada por ir come ar uma nova aventura liter ria I d been curious to read something from David Liss... .I waited a long time to read this book It sat on my to read list for a year or so and I took it off, put it back on, never quite sure if I wanted to fit it into my reading schedule While I am pleased to have finally conquered the book, finally got it read, I was bitterly disappointed by it.I don t know if it was the great cover or not as I have always regarded the cover of this edition as one of my favourites even before meeting the book in the flesh , but I really expected muchpoetry I waited a long time to read this bo...I enjoyed this historical fiction It doubles as a mystery thriller, though that didn t kick in until the latter half David Liss does a fine job with the setting of 1659 Amsterdam The main character, Miguel Lienzo, is a Portuguese Jew He and the others in his community fled their country and the Inquisition The presentation of the story is somewhat unusual Most fiction is told in the third person, and so is most of this However, many of the chapters conclude with a section from The Factua I enjoyed this historical fiction It doubles as a mystery thriller, though that didn t kick in until the latter half David Liss does a fine job with t...This book was fantastic on so many levels Liss does an excellent job portraying 17th century Amsterdam, providing a view of a culture that has been considered famously tolerant and shows the limit of that tolerance This is an issue that has been famously re examined recently, about how the Dutch really behaved during The War And in the past decade, that famous tolerance has been stretched to the limit with the wave of Arab Muslim immigrants It s an issue that the Dutch have had to deal wit This book was fantastic on so many levels Liss does an excellent job portraying 17th century Amsterdam, providing a view of a culture that has been considered famously tolerant and shows the limit of that tolerance This is an issue that has been famously re examined recently, about how the Dutch really behaved during The War And in the past decade, that famous tolerance has been stretched to the limit with the wave of Arab Muslim immigrants It s an issue that the Dutch have had to deal with for at least 500 years.Liss also depicts a nascent commodities exchange, which would lead ultimately to the stock markets that are in use today By choosing the coffee market, a new commodity, he is able to weave the vagaries of trade into the tale Fortunes rise and stereotypically fall on the hint of a rumour Liss shows the stress that these prospects bring.The plight of the Jews, so recently evicted from the Iberian...In the interest of full disclosure, I did listen to an abridged version of this story In was in no way on purpose, there was nothing on the CD s or box that said it was abridged Nothing until the end of the last CD actually Highly annoying, I should have paidattention.I think I may have enjoyed the storyif I had the full version but as it was I only thought it okay.It was a whole lot of boring which is saying something as I obviously got all the exciting parts and then the end j In the interest of full disclosure, I did listen to an abridged version of this story In was in no way on purpose, t...

The Coffee Trader
  • English
  • 10 September 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 432 pages
  • David Liss
  • The Coffee Trader