by Barry Unsworth · Editora y Distribuidora Hispano Americana, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788435061520
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«La bailarina y el rubí» is the historical novel by Barry Unsworth, published by Edhasa in hardcover (448 pages, in Spanish).
In the twelfth century, Palermo is a melting pot of cultures where Muslims, Jews, Greeks and Normans coexist. Thurstan de Beauchamp, son of a Norman knight, works for a Muslim in the service of King Roger of Sicily; in love with Lady Alicia, he falls into the nets of the dancer Nesrin and is drawn into a conspiracy that threatens the lives of his mentor and the king.
The book belongs to the Narrativas Históricas collection. The original work, «The Ruby in Her Navel», was a finalist for the Booker Prize in 2006.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction set in the Middle Ages and of espionage and courtly intrigue fiction.
Barry Unsworth FRSL was an English writer known for his historical fiction. He published 17 novels, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times, winning once for the 1992 novel Sacred Hunger.
