by Jacques Attali · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253113799
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«La Confrérie des Éveillés» is the historical novel by Jacques Attali, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (320 pages, in French).
In twelfth-century Córdoba, a Jewish craftsman, before being executed, entrusts his nephew with the secret to finding the most important book of humanity. On his journey through Europe and Morocco, Maimonides meets Averroes; both flee the Brotherhood of the Awakened. Historical fiction about the possible dialogue between two great medieval philosophers.
The work originally appeared in 2003, published by Fayard; this paperback edition came out in 2006.
For readers of historical fiction interested in the Middle Ages, philosophy, and dialogue between cultures.
Jacques José Mardoché Attali is a French economic and social theorist, writer, political adviser and senior civil servant.
