by Mathias Enard · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788499305929
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«Parla'ls de batalles, de reis i d'elefants» is the historical novel by Mathias Enard, published by labutxaca in paperback (176 pages, in Catalan).
In 1506, Michelangelo arrives in Constantinople and Sultan Bayezid II commissions a bridge over the Golden Horn that even Leonardo da Vinci failed to build. With the poet Mesihi as his guide, the Renaissance artist discovers a city of mosques, bazaars and hypnotic dances in a story of fascination between two worlds.
Translation by Mercè Ubach Dorca. Original title: «Parle-leur de batailles, de rois et d'éléphants»; the novel won the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens in 2010.
For readers of historical fiction and literary fiction, especially those interested in the Renaissance, art and the Ottoman world.
Mathias Énard is a French writer and translator. He is the recipient of several literary awards, including the Prix Goncourt in 2015, for his novel Compass. Since 2020, he has produced and hosted a literary program on France Culture.
