by Gilbert Sinoué · Droemer Knaur · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783426629529
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«Der blaue Stein» is the historical novel by Gilbert Sinoué, published by Droemer Knaur in paperback (527 pages, in German).
In fifteenth-century Spain, a Jew, a Franciscan monk, and an Arab seek a sapphire tablet holding the answers to humanity's great questions. Doña Manuela Vivero, close to Isabella the Catholic, claims to have the key leading to the sapphire tablet. Faith, science, and power intertwine in a quest full of intrigue and adventure.
The work was originally published in French as «Le Livre de saphir» in 1996 and won the Prix des Libraires; the present edition is from 2005.
For readers of historical fiction and intrigue seeking a plot with mystery and religious background set in medieval Spain.
Gilbert Sinoué is a classically trained guitarist and author who has lived in France since the age of 19. He has won major French literary awards for his books, which are written in French. Many of his historical novels have become bestsellers.
