I do read a lot of spanish language literature in translation and also slowly in the original, so i am always looking for new authors to check out. He worked as a war correspondent for rtve and was a war correspondent for 21 years 19731994. To connect with arturo perezreverte, join facebook today. The stories intermingle and result in a pageturning thriller distinctive of perez revertes writing. Il racconto e le rivelazioni inedite di chi ha fatto riaprire le indagini sullomicidio libri pdf gratis di simona ruffini,stefano maccioni,domenico valter rizzo. Arturo perezreverte gutierrez born 25 november 1951 in cartagena is a spanish novelist and journalist. His novels have captivated readers around the world and earned him a reputation as the master of the intellectual thriller chicago tribune. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the club dumas. Arturo perezrevertes most popular book is the club dumas. His novel the dumas club has been made into the film the ninth gate by roman polanski, starring johnny depp. It takes a while for the pace to pick up, but the last chapters are both spooky and sparky.
Fallen angels, satanic manuals, and a passion for the works of raphael sabatini and alexandre dumas among othersthis is the stuff of spanish author arturo. Apr 27, 2010 each of perezrevertes mysteries delves deeply into one or more themes or settings. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Perezreverte presents a chessboard on which the epic battle of science and fate becomes the story. The club dumas by arturo perezreverte librarything. Several characters roles diminish, expand, merge, swap or disappear completely, and one of the novels most. The critics understandably compare it to umberto eco light and i would agree it makes you feel smart because youre in on all of the supposedly arcane knowledge being tossed around. Arturo perez reverte is the author of many critically acclaimed novels, including the club dumas, the flanders panel, and the captain alatriste series. Buy the club dumas reprint by perez reverte, arturo isbn. The da vinci code might be another, but i would rather not put the two in the same bucket. Books by arturo perezreverte author of the club dumas. But arturo perez reverte is more influenced by umberto eco, i suspect, although he is not in ecos league is anybody the dumas club is more of a literary conundrum than the hammer horror extravaganza i was hoping for.
The club dumas by arturo perezreverte, paperback barnes. May, 2014 the club dumas is a mere collection of dumas fans who wanted the last piece of the original manuscript that corso was carrying around as he tried to find the history of the text for an unrelated buyerfriend, and maybe the club members got a little carried away in trying to get it back. The book is set in a world of antiquarian booksellers, echoing his previous work, the flanders panel. The tie into dumas didnt hurt as ive always loved his musketeers series. In the dumas club, the setting is the world of antique and rare books. Perezreverte is a huge admirer of alexandre dumas pere, to whom he paid tribute in the brilliant the dumas club.
May 03, 2011 this was my first novel by arturo perezreverte. It was as much fun following the plot as it was to learn about alexandre dumas and his peers. Arturo perezreverte has 87 books on goodreads with 242198 ratings. May 01, 2006 the club dumas ebook written by arturo perezreverte. Incluye primeros capitulos, articulos, criticas, entrevistas y archivos multimedia. Lucas corso is a book detective, a middleaged mercenary hired to. As if this werent enough, a handwritten chapter of alexandre dumas the three musketeers comes into play. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Tale libro, secondo reverte, e stato scritto in latino dal fantomatico aristide torchia.
Arturo perez reverte quotes,arturo, perez, reverte, author, authors, writer, writers, people, famous people my account help add the dynamic daily quotation to your site or blog its easy. Originally a war journalist, he now writes fiction fulltime. The story follows the adventures of a book dealer, lucas corso, who is hired to authenticate a rare manuscript by alexandre dumas, pere. Nov 04, 2014 whether the brutality of the murderer, and in fact of the war, is a result of the imagination running out of control or atmospheric conditions doesnt ultimately matter to the story. Since the publication of the fencing master, his first novel, perez reverte has become one of europes bestselling authors. Scaricare il cecchino paziente libri pdf gratis di arturo. The club dumas is an example of the intellectual thriller genre.
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