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The Fencing Master
Arturo Peréz-Reverte
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Description for The Fencing Master
Paperback. It is 1868; Spain teeters on the brink of revolution. Jaime Astarloa is a master-fencer of the old school, priding himself on the precision, dignity and honour of his ancient art; his friends spend their days in cafes discussing plots at court, but Jaime's obsession is to perfect the irresistible sword thrust. Translator(s): Costa, Margaret Jull. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
Fencing is not a game but a science. The outcome is invariably the same: triumph or disaster, life or death...
It is 1868; Spain teeters on the brink of revolution. Jaime Astarloa is a master-fencer of the old school, priding himself on the precision, dignity and honour of his ancient art; his friends spend their days in cafes discussing plots at court, but Jaime's obsession is to perfect the irresistible sword thrust. Then Adela de Otero, violet-eyed and enigmatic, appears at his door. When Jaime takes her on as a pupil he finds himself embroiled in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099448624
SKU
V9780099448624
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About Arturo Peréz-Reverte
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 ... Read more
Reviews for The Fencing Master
You will want to reach the book's nearly perfect ending in a single sitting
Time Out
The author is in the best sense a romantic and to read him is to rediscover the delights of Dumas and Conan Doyle
Amanda Craig
The Times
As assured and elegant as Don Jaime's sword thrusts
Stephanie Merritt ... Read more
Time Out
The author is in the best sense a romantic and to read him is to rediscover the delights of Dumas and Conan Doyle
Amanda Craig
The Times
As assured and elegant as Don Jaime's sword thrusts
Stephanie Merritt ... Read more