Voltaire's Calligrapher - A Novel

"Richly reminiscent of Umberto Eco, the headlong pace of this dark fantasy--combining elements of mystery, historical fiction, horror and the splinter genre clockpunk--will let readers swallow the entrancing story in a single gulp." -- Kirkus Reviews Pablo DeSantis, the internationally acclaimed author of The Paris Enigma , is back with a wonderfully inventive, deliciously sinister thriller set in the chaos and opulence of 18th century Paris, where the malevolent remnants of the Dark Ages battle the progressive elements of the modern age. Anyone wondering where to turn after Neal Stephenson''s Anathem and The Baroque Cycle or Matthew Pearl''s The Dante Club will thrill for the exquisite language and deep intrigue of Pablo De Santis'' Voltaire''s Calligrapher .

About the author

A journalist and comic-strip creator who became editorin chief of one of Argentina’s leading comics magazines,Pablo De Santis is the author of six critically acclaimed novels, one work of nonfiction, and a number of books for young adults. His works have been published in more than twenty countries. He lives in Buenos Aires.

Product details

• Authors: Pablo De Santis, Pablo de Santis, Pablo de Santis
• Assisted by: Lisa Carter (Translation)
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.10.2010
• EAN: 9780061479885
• ISBN: 978-0-06-147988-5
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 9 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Thrillers / Historical, FICTION: General, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Science Fiction / General, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION: Crime, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, FICTION: Magical Realism