by Amin Maalouf · Alianza Editorial Sa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420672151
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«El viaje de Baldassare» is the historical novel by Amin Maalouf, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (437 pages, in Spanish).
The action takes place in 1666, a year many consider to be the end of times. Baldassare Embriaco, a descendant of Genoese settled in Lebanon, undertakes a journey across the Mediterranean towards London in search of a book that, he believes, can protect him from the announced catastrophes. Along the way, fear, violence, deceit and disillusionment cross paths with love; a journey that also portrays the frictions and bridges between East and West.
Work originally published as «Le périple de Baldassare»; nominated for the Grinzane Cavour Prize and the Dublin Literary Award.
This novel is aimed at readers of historical fiction interested in encounters between cultures and in journeys as a vital experience.
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.
