by Gilbert Sinoué · ZETA BOLSILLO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496581593
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«El libro de zafiro» is the historical novel by Gilbert Sinoué, published by Zeta Bolsillo in paperback (560 pages, in Spanish).
In fifteenth-century Spain, Manuela Vivero, sent by Isabella the Catholic to the 1478 auto-da-fé in Toledo, flees when her gaze meets that of Aben Baruel, condemned to the stake. A rabbi, an Abencerraje and a Franciscan help her decipher the cryptogram that leads to the Book of Sapphire, a text that threatens the Church and the unity of Spain.
Translated from French by Manuel Serrat Crespo, the novel was originally published as «Le Livre de saphir» in 1996 and received the Prix des Libraires; it belongs to the Best Seller Zeta Bolsillo collection.
For readers of historical fiction who enjoy period intrigues, coded enigmas and the backdrop of the Inquisition in the Spain of the Catholic Monarchs.
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.
