by Hilary Mantel · Ediciones B · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788440670700
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«La sombra de la guillotina» is the historical novel by Hilary Mantel, published by Ediciones B in paperback (1099 pages, in Spanish).
Paris, 1789. With the people starving and the streets on the brink of revolt, the novel follows Georges-Jacques Danton, an ambitious and energetic lawyer; Maximilien Robespierre, a lawyer defending justice; and Camille Desmoulins, a young man with no future. For all three, the French Revolution becomes the only possible career.
The original edition, «A Place of Greater Safety», was published in 1992 and was awarded the Sunday Express Book of the Year.
It is aimed at readers of historical fiction and those who want to learn about the French Revolution through its protagonists.
Dame Hilary Mary Mantel was a British writer whose work includes historical fiction, personal memoirs and short stories. Her first published novel, Every Day Is Mother's Day, was released in 1985. She went on to write 12 novels, two collections of short stories, a memoir, and numerous articles and opinion pieces.
