The Fencing Master
4.0
(5 ratings)256 pages2000Harvest BooksISBN 9780156006842
Fencing coachesFictionSocial life and customsNovela españolaHistoriaFicciónHistorySwordsmenHistorical fictionFiction, historicalMadrid (spain), fictionFiction, mystery & detective, generalFiction, historical, general
About this book
A murder mystery in 1886 Madrid featuring an old fencing master who still teaches in the age of the pistol. He is famous for his unstoppable thrust and one day a beautiful woman arrives asking he teach it to her. The novel traces their relationship. By the author of The Flanders Panel.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Harvest Books
- Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN
- 9780156006842
- Language
- en
About Unknown Author
Arturo Pérez-Reverte Gutiérrez (born 25 November 1951 in Cartagena) is a Spanish novelist and journalist. He worked as a war correspondent for RTVE and was a war correspondent for 21 years (1973–1994). His first novel, *El húsar*, set in the Napoleonic Wars, was released in 1986. He is well known outside Spain for his "Alatriste" series of novels. He is now a member of the Royal Spanish Academy, a position he has held since 12 June 2003. **Source**: [Arturo Pérez-Reverte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_P%C3%A9rez-Reverte) on Wikipedia.
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