by Laura Mas · Booket · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788467063004
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«La maestra de Sócrates» is the historical novel by Laura Mas, published by Booket in paperback (272 pages, in Spanish).
In 440 BC, the priestess Diotima of Mantinea is summoned by Pericles to free Athens from the plague. A young Socrates is fascinated by Diotima's wisdom and learns from her the mysteries of Eros, while the relationship between them begins to stir rumours in a society that barely grants women any prominence.
First novel by Laura Mas, published by Espasa in 2020 and reissued by Booket in June 2021; it was nominated in the best new author category at the Hislibris Awards.
For readers of historical fiction, especially those interested in Ancient Greece and the thought of Socrates.
