by Matthew Pearl · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782221107928
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«L'ombre d'Edgar Poe» is the historical mystery novel by Matthew Pearl, published by Robert Laffont in paperback; text in French.
Baltimore, 1849. Lawyer Quentin Hobson Clark attends the funeral of Edgar Allan Poe, which only four people attend, and travels to Paris to investigate his mysterious death. There he seeks the real model for detective Auguste Dupin and finds two possible inspirations: Baron Claude Dupin and detective Auguste Duponte.
Second novel by Matthew Pearl, originally published in English as The Poe Shadow in 2006; this French edition belongs to the Best-Sellers collection.
For readers of historical and detective mystery interested in the figure of Edgar Allan Poe and the legends about his death.
