by Gilbert Sinoué · Editions Denoël · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782207240809
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«Le livre de saphir» is the historical novel by Gilbert Sinoué, published by Editions Denoël in paperback (463 pages, in French).
Toledo, 1487. A Jew, a Franciscan monk and an Arab join their knowledge to find a legendary book in a Spain shaken by the Reconquista and the Inquisition. Doña Manuela Vivero, close to Isabella the Catholic, claims to hold the key that leads to the book. A story of adventure and initiation through 15th-century Spain.
Winner of the Prix des Libraires in 1996, the year of its original publication; it is the fifth novel by Gilbert Sinoué published by Editions Denoël.
For readers of historical and adventure fiction, with mystery and religion in 15th-century Spain.
Gilbert Sinoué is a classically trained guitarist and author who has lived in France since the age of 19. He has won major French literary awards for his books, which are written in French. Many of his historical novels have become bestsellers.
