The Fencing Master

Informationen zum Autor Arturo Peréz-Reverte was born in Cartagena in 1951. Since the publication of The Fencing Master , his first novel, Pérez-Reverte has become one of Europe's bestselling authors. The Flanders Panel was awarded the Grand Prix Annuel de Litterature Policiere in France. His novel The Dumas Club has been made into the film The Ninth Gate by Roman Polanski, starring Johnny Depp. Klappentext Arturo Perez-Reverte was born in Cartagena in 1951. Since the publication of The Fencing Master , his first novel, Perez-Reverte has become one of Europe's bestselling authors. The Flanders Panel was awarded the Grand Prix Annuel de Litterature Policiere in France. His novel, The Dumas Club, has been made into the film The Ninth Gate by Roman Polanski and starring Johnny Depp. Zusammenfassung Jaime Astarloa is a master-fencer of the old school, priding himself on the precision, dignity and honour of his ancient art; When Jaime takes her on as a pupil he finds himself embroiled in dark political intrigues against which his old-fashioned values are no protection.

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• Authors: Arturo Perez-Reverte, Arturo Peréz-Reverte, Arturo Pérez-Reverte
• Assisted by: Margaret Jull Costa (Translation), Costa Margaret Jull (Translation)
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.1999
• EAN: 9780099448624
• ISBN: 978-0-09-944862-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Spanische SchriftstellerInnen; Werke (div.), FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Crime, Historical fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Modern and contemporary Fiction (post 1945)