by Gilbert Sinoué · Ediciones B · tapa dura · ISBN 9788440666963
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«El libro de zafiro» is the historical novel by Gilbert Sinoué, published by Ediciones B in 1996 in hardback (494 pages, in Spanish).
In late 15th-century Spain, Manuela Vivero witnesses the execution of Aben Baruel at an auto-da-fé. The condemned man entrusts her with the mission of bringing together a rabbi, an Abencerraje, and a Franciscan to decipher a cryptogram. The clue leads to the Book of Sapphire, a text that could destabilize the Church and the dynastic union between Castile and Aragon.
Translation by Manuel Serrat Crespo from the original French Le Livre de saphir. Winner of the Prix des Libraires in 1996.
For readers of historical fiction and mystery set in late 15th-century 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.
