by Joanne Harris · Edições Asa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789724144757
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«Xeque ao Rei» is the mystery novel by Joanne Harris, published by Edições Asa in paperback (432 pages, in Portuguese).
At St Oswald's, a boys' school in the north of England, veteran teacher Roy Straitley sees the institution change. Beneath the petty rivalries and daily crises, something darker stirs: a thirteen-year grudge that erupts in more violent pranks. A half-forgotten old scandal may be the key to toppling the giant.
Original title: Gentlemen and Players. First instalment of the St Oswald's series. Portuguese translation by Teresa Curvelo. Nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel in 2007.
For mystery and thriller readers seeking an academic setting, with growing tension and institutional critique.
Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris is a British author, best known for her 1999 novel Chocolat, which was adapted into a film of the same name. Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, of a French mother and a British father, she was a teacher of French for 15 years and had published three novels during this period before the surprise success of Chocolat enabled her to write full time. Since then she has written over 30 books in a number of genres, including fantasy, psychological thriller, novellas, short stories and non-fiction. Harris' books often feature themes of women's empowerment, folklore, motherhood, community, outsiders and outcasts, and food.
