by José Carlos Somoza · Punto De Lectura · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466306591
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«La caverna de las ideas» is the historical mystery novel by José Carlos Somoza, published by Punto de Lectura in paperback (416 pages, in Spanish).
Athens, in the time of Plato, sees the appearance of young ephebes murdered and mutilated without logical order. Heracles Póntor, the Decipherer of Enigmas, and Diágoras of Medonte, philosopher of the Academy, investigate the crimes. Their inquiry uncovers secrets, makes them question reality, and reveals the danger of reading.
Winner of the The Macallan Gold Dagger (2002), finalist for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize (2003), and nominee for the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award (2002).
For readers of crime and historical fiction with a philosophical background and interest in classical Greece.
José Carlos Somoza Ortega is a Spanish author. He was born in Havana, Cuba. In 1960 his family moved to Spain after being exiled for being from a bourgeoisie class. His family proved to be in difficult financial situation after having moved to Spain because they had been forbidden to take anything along except their child. And there were a lot of friends who helped them a lot during their first years in Spain. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in psychiatry, but he gave up medicine in order to become a full-time writer in 1994. Since 1994 he made his first steps in writing and sent his works to the different literature competitions, to magazines and publishers all over Spain. And his first book was published the same year. When his fifth novel The Cave of Ideas obtained an international acknowledge, he realized that he had chosen the right route in his life.
