by Gilbert Sinoué · Folio · tapa dura · ISBN 9788441315891
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«Calixto I, el Papa olvidado» is the historical novel by Gilbert Sinoué, published by Folio in hardcover (512 pages, in Spanish).
The story follows Calixto, a slave in ancient Rome whose destiny leads him to the papacy. Amid political intrigues, passions and unforeseen obstacles, Gilbert Sinoué recovers the figure of a forgotten pontiff and the struggles that left their mark on the foundations of the Church.
This Spanish-language edition, published in 2001, belongs to the Nueva Novela Histórica collection; the translation is by Manuel Serrat Crespo from the French original «La pourpre et l'olivier».
For readers with an interest in ancient Rome, the papacy and the lives of little-known historical figures.
Gilbert Sinoué is a classically trained guitarist and author who has lived in France since the age of 19. He has won major French literary awards for his books, which are written in French. Many of his historical novels have become bestsellers.
