by Arturo Pérez-Reverte · Harvill Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781860464553
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«The Fencing Master» is the historical novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, published by Harvill Press in paperback (224 pages, in English).
In 1868 Madrid, on the eve of the September Revolution, fencing master Jaime Astarloa stays aloof from politics and intrigue. The arrival of the mysterious Adela de Otero, who wishes to take lessons, disrupts his routine and draws him into a conspiracy where his skill with the sword and his honour will be put to the test.
English translation by Margaret Jull Costa. Work originally published in Spanish as «El maestro de esgrima» in 1988.
For readers of historical fiction with political intrigue and a nineteenth-century setting.
Spanish journalist, former war reporter and novelist, author of the Captain Alatriste saga and novels such as The Flanders Panel and The Club Dumas.
