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THE FENCING MASTER
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| By: |
Arturo Perez-Reverte, Margaret Jull Costa (Trans) |
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| ISBN 10: |
0099448629 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780099448624 |
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| Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
30 December, 1999 |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Translated from: |
Spanish |
| Description: |
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. |
| Synopsis: |
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 dark political intrigues against which his old-fashioned values are no protection. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Vintage |
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