The Creator's Map: A Rock & Roll Romance
Autor Emilio Calderon Traducere de Katherine Silveren Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 2009 – vârsta de la 18 ani
A beautiful librarian pursued by the Nazis must protect a mysterious document said to be penned by God's own hand
Emilio Calderón is a true master of the historical novel, able to infuse a specific time and place with clarion detail and an aura of magic. In The Creator's Map, he vividly re-creates the shadowy schemes, romantic entanglements, and divided loyalties of a Europe torn apart by World War II. Told from the perspective of José María, a Spanish architect in Rome, The Creator's Map brings to life the harrowing days surrounding the rise and fall of fascism as he, along with a passionate young librarian and an Italian prince, become entangled in a web of intrigue, love, and deceit involving a fateful map whose secrets have the power to destroy them.
Emilio Calderón is a true master of the historical novel, able to infuse a specific time and place with clarion detail and an aura of magic. In The Creator's Map, he vividly re-creates the shadowy schemes, romantic entanglements, and divided loyalties of a Europe torn apart by World War II. Told from the perspective of José María, a Spanish architect in Rome, The Creator's Map brings to life the harrowing days surrounding the rise and fall of fascism as he, along with a passionate young librarian and an Italian prince, become entangled in a web of intrigue, love, and deceit involving a fateful map whose secrets have the power to destroy them.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780143115502
ISBN-10: 0143115502
Pagini: 259
Dimensiuni: 139 x 212 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
ISBN-10: 0143115502
Pagini: 259
Dimensiuni: 139 x 212 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Recenzii
" An intricately plotted, compelling read that vividly conjures up the Rome of World War II."
-Juan G=mez-Jurado, author of God's Spy
" A narrative that combines the historical novel and the espionage thriller . . . a story whose stylistic and thematic beauty surpasses the expectations of even the most demanding of readers . . . a stunning work of fiction."
-ABC (Spain)
-Juan G=mez-Jurado, author of God's Spy
" A narrative that combines the historical novel and the espionage thriller . . . a story whose stylistic and thematic beauty surpasses the expectations of even the most demanding of readers . . . a stunning work of fiction."
-ABC (Spain)
Notă biografică
Emilio Calderón is a historian, editor, and author. He is the founder of Editorial Cirene, a publishing house in Spain. In 1995 he began writing young adult fiction. In 2003, Calderón received the Valle-Inclán Fellowship of the Spanish Royal Academy in Rome. The result was his first novel for adults, The Creator’s Map, the translation rights to which have been sold in more than twenty countries.
Descriere
Covering the most tumultuous and fascinating period of recent history--from the beginning of the Spanish Civil War to the end of World War II--this work brilliantly re-creates the dark intrigue, romantic entanglements, and divided loyalties of a war-torn Europe.