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Novela de aventuras pero también policiaca, de traiciones y maniobras políticas en el Madrid galdosiano de 1868.Con motivo del 50 aniversario de Alfaguara, este título ha sido elegido como uno de los 50 imprescindibles de la historia de la editorial.

Ambientada en el Madrid galdosiano de 1868, está protagonizada por Jaime Astarloa, un maestro de esgrima que trabaja dando clases de florete a algunos nobles de la ciudad. Todo el escenario cambia cuando entra en juego una dama, que desea tomar clases de esgrima con Astarloa, y comienzan a suceder extraños hechos que lo involucran.

El maestro de esgrima es la historia de un mundo de tahúres y mercachifles mantenido a distancia por un florete honorable. Pero es, sobre todo, una inquietante parábola sobre el poder del dinero, la ambición política y la extinción de los valores de honradez y fidelidad en este siglo XX que agoniza.

Novela llevada al cine por Pedro Olea.

La crítica ha dicho:

«En lugar del típico puzzle de engaños propio de las novelas de intriga, El maestro de esgrima nos ofrece una sutil meditación sobre los enigmas profundos de la elección y el Destino. Una espléndida novela de la primera a la última página.»- The New York Times Book Review

«Pérez-Reverte conoce todos los secretos sobre cómo conservar un equilibro entre acción y suspense de tal modo que mantiene al lector absorto... Lo que hace irresistible a Pérez-Reverte es su sensibilidad radicalmente moderna, inteligente y compleja.» - The Boston Globe Book Review

«Erudición bien calibrada e intriga soberbia. El autor se divierte y nos divierte.» - Libération

«Consigue mantener sin aliento al lector.» - Corriere della Sera

«Un increíble fenómeno literario, insólito para un escritor de lengua no inglesa.» - Il messaggero

«Arturo Pérez-Reverte ha sabido encontrar la estocada perfecta.»
Oggi

«Quedarán fascinados por el personaje de Jaime Astarloa.» - Chicago Tribune

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

"A taut, elegant mystery" set against the historical backdrop of nineteenth-century Madrid (St. Louis Post-Dispatch).

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 honor 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 intrigue against which his old-fashioned values are no protection.

"A delightful period whodunit" (USA Today), The Fencing Master "succeeds admirably as both a vivid picture of an unfamiliar culture and as high, sophisticated entertainment" (Kirkus Reviews).A tale of adventures, a detective story, and a saga of betrayals and political ploys in the Madrid of 1868, El maestro de esgrima is the account of a world overflowing with gamblers and hawkers held at bay by an honorable foil. More importantly, it is a disquieting allegory of the power of money, political ambition, and the extinction of values such as honor and fidelity in a crumbling twentieth century.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9788490628324
  • Publisher: Debolsillo
  • Publisher Imprint: Debolsillo
  • Depth: 19
  • Language: Spanish
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Width: 124 mm
  • ISBN-10: 8490628327
  • Publisher Date: 20 Oct 2015
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 188 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Series Title: Spanish
  • Weight: 227 gr


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