by Arturo Pérez-Reverte · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422669852
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«El maestro de esgrima» is the historical thriller novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (281 pages, in Spanish).
In the Madrid of 1868, a hotbed of political conspiracies, Jaime Astarloa, a fencing master of the old school, agrees to teach a secret thrust to a mysterious woman. He soon finds himself caught up in a web of betrayals, murders and political manoeuvres that will test his code of honour and his skill with the sword.
Novel originally published in 1988; this Círculo de Lectores edition dates from 1998.
For readers of historical, crime and adventure fiction, and for fans of Arturo Pérez-Reverte interested in his early works.
Spanish journalist, former war reporter and novelist, author of the Captain Alatriste saga and novels such as The Flanders Panel and The Club Dumas.
