by Graciela Montes, Ema Wolf · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420467498
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«El turno del escriba» is the historical novel by Graciela Montes and Ema Wolf, published by Alfaguara in paperback (272 pages, in Spanish).
In 1298, Rustichello of Pisa, an old and weary scribe, shares a prison in Genoa with Marco Polo. Drawing on the traveler's tales of the East, he sets about writing the «Book of the Marvels of the World», to regain the favor of Christian princes and turn confinement into a space of freedom and imagination.
Novel winner of the 2005 Alfaguara Novel Prize and part of the Alfaguara Hispánica collection.
For readers of historical fiction and literary narrative who enjoy period recreations around writers and travelers.
Graciela Montes is an Argentine writer and translator. Born in Buenos Aires, she graduated from the University of Buenos Aires. The author of numerous books for children and young adults, she has also written a number of books for grown-ups. She won the Premio Alfaguara for her book El turno del escriba, co-written with Ema Wolf.
