by Matthew Pearl · Seix Barral · tapa dura · ISBN 9788432296765
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«La sombra de Poe» is the historical mystery novel by Matthew Pearl published by Seix Barral in hardcover (456 pages, in Spanish).
Baltimore, 1849: Poe is buried in an anonymous grave and his death is attributed to alcohol. Young lawyer Quentin Clark, an admirer of the writer, investigates his final days. He seeks the man who inspired detective C. Auguste Dupin; with two candidates in the running, Clark becomes embroiled in an intellectual duel surrounded by conspiracies.
The English original is The Poe Shadow, translated by Vicente Villacampa; the edition was published in Barcelona in June 2006.
For readers of historical and mystery fiction, especially those who enjoyed El club Dante and are interested in Poe's death.
