Fencing Master: A Novel - Couverture souple

Perez-Reverte, Arturo

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0156006847 ISBN 13 : 9780156006842

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2000

Synopsis

THE FENCING MASTER de PEREZ-REVERTE, Arturo 2000 The Harvill Press

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"Instead of the clever puzzle that lies at the heart of many a lesser crime novel, he substitutes a subtle meditation on the deeper mysteries of fate and choice. Yet Pérez-Reverte is also a writer who knows how to keep the pages turning....A splendid performance."—The New York Times Book Review
"A richly woven tale of intrigue...The reader will parry and lunge along with Don Jaime, feel a real part of the duel."—San Francisco Chronicle
"A delightful period whodunit."—USA Today
"The Fencing Master is Pérez-Reverte's best book to date....For a smart, literate novel with suspense and a great puzzle, this is hard to beat." —The Toronto Globe & Mail
"Meticulously researched, his works are polished, erudite and cosmopolitan....A triumph."—The Dallas Morning News

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In Madrid, in 1868, Don Jaime, fencing master and anachronistic man of honor, is working on his Treatise on the Art of Fencing. One day he is approached by a mysterious woman who seeks to learn the secret of "the unstoppable thrust," a supreme moment at the very heart of the art of fencing. All too soon he finds himself in the vortex of a plot that includes seduction, secret political documents, and more than one murder. Rich in historical detail of a decaying world that agonizes-as does fencing itself-over the ideals of honor and chivalry, The Fencing Master is superb literature and a true page-turner.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0156006847
• ISBN 13: 9780156006842
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 256