The Athenian Murders
$35.25
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
2 February 2003
Summary
THE ATHENIAN MURDERS is a brilliant, very entertaining and absolutely original literary mystery, revolving round two intertwined riddles.
In classical Athens, one of the pupils of Plato’s Academy is found dead. His idealistic teacher suspects that this wasn’t an accident and asks Herakles, known as the ‘Decipherer of Enigmas’, to investigate the death and ultimately a dark, irrational and subversive cult.
The second plot unfolds in parallel through the footnotes of the transla…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349116181 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349116180 |
| Author: | Jose Carlos Somoza |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2003 |
| Weight: | 225g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 21mm |
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This is both a riveting historical novel and a subtle, unpretentious investigation of what happens when writers write and readers read.
A delightfully paranoic read on both ancient and modern planes with enough literary cunning to satisfy fans of Nabokov’s PALE FIRE as well as THE NAME OF THE ROSE - INDEPENDENT
Extremely subtle and intelligent…totally absorbing - EVENING STANDARDIt works, superbly - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAYThis is both a riveting historical novel and a subtle, unpretentious investigation of what happens when writers write and readers read. - SUNDAY TIMESAbout The Author
Jose Carlos Somoza
Born in Habana in 1959, Somoza is a qualified psychiatrist but has been writing full-time since 1994. His many awards include the Cervantes Theatre Prize & the Cafe Gijon Prize, and his novel DAFNE DESVANECIDA was shortlisted for one of Spain’s most prestigious awards - the Nadal Prize.
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