by Roberto Pazzi · Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420468723
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«Cónclave» is the thriller novel by Roberto Pazzi, published by Alfaguara in paperback (296 pages, in Spanish).
The Pope has died and the cardinals gather in the Vatican to elect his successor. After four months of deliberations without agreement, impatience grows and factions defend their candidates. Amid intrigues, secrets and ambitions, the conclave becomes a portrait of power struggles and corruption in the Catholic Church.
The novel was originally published as «Conclave» in 2001; the translation is by Carlos Gumpert. Winner of the Giovanni Comisso Prize in the Fiction category (2001).
Roberto Pazzi was an Italian novelist and poet. His works have been translated into twenty-six languages. He was widely recognized in Italian literary circles for his poetry and novels. His debut novel, Cercando l'Imperatore in 1985, received a number of international awards and started a prolific career of historical and contemporary novels.
