by Amin Maalouf · Alianza · tapa dura · ISBN 9788420644165
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«El viaje de Baldassare» is the historical novel by Amin Maalouf, published by Alianza in hardcover (488 pages, in Spanish).
In 1666, a year many fear will bring the end of the world, Baldassare Embriaco, a dealer in rare books based in Lebanon, seeks an enigmatic book that could protect its possessor. His journey across the Mediterranean to London confronts him with fear, violence and deceit, but also with love, amid the clashes between East and West.
Translated by Santiago Martín Bermúdez. Originally published in French as «Le périple de Baldassare» (2000), this Spanish edition appeared in 2004 within the Alianza Literaria collection.
For readers of historical and adventure novels, and for those familiar with Amin Maalouf's work on dialogue between cultures.
Amin Maalouf is a Lebanese French author who has lived in France since 1976. His native language is Arabic, and he writes in French. His works have been translated into over 40 languages.
