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Product Identifiers
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-100156006847
ISBN-139780156006842
eBay Product ID (ePID)1685813
Product Key Features
Book TitleFencing Master
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Mystery & Detective / General, Historical
Publication Year2000
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorArturo Pérez-Reverte
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight9.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN98-035536
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"The master of the intellectual thriller is not an American or British writer, but Spaniard Arturo Perez-Reverte, one of the most creative and devilishly complex authors of the '90s."--San Francisco Examiner, PRAISE FORTHE FENCING MASTER "A taut, elegant mystery . . . Prez-Reverte keeps us enthralled with his duel through the very last move."--ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, PRAISE FORTHE FENCING MASTER "A taut, elegant mystery . . . Pérez-Reverte keeps us enthralled with his duel through the very last move."-ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, "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, "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 Prez-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 Prez-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, PRAISE FORTHE FENCING MASTER A taut, elegant mystery . . . Pérez-Reverte keeps us enthralled with his duel through the very last move.-ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, "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 P rez-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 P rez-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, "The master of the intellectual thriller is not an American or British writer, but Spaniard Arturo Perez-Reverte, one of the most creative and devilishly complex authors of the '90s."e"San Francisco Examiner
Dewey Decimal863.6/4
SynopsisIn 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., 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.
