The Black Tulip (Penguin Classics) - Tapa blanda

Dumas, Alexandre

 
9780140448924: The Black Tulip (Penguin Classics)
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ISBN 10: 0140448926 ISBN 13: 9780140448924
Editorial: Penguin Classics, 2003

Sinopsis

Cornelius von Baerle lives only to cultivate the elusive black tulip and win a magnificent prize for its creation. But when his powerful godfather is assassinated, the unwitting Cornelius becomes caught up in a deadly political intrigue. Falsely accused of high treason by a bitter rival, Cornelius is condemned to life in prison. His only comfort is Rosa, the jailer's beautiful daughter, who helps him concoct a plan to grow the black tulip in secret. As Robin Buss explains in his informative introduction, Dumas infuses his story with elements from the history of the Dutch Republic (including two brutal murders) and Holland's seventeenth-century "tulipmania" phenomenon.

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Acerca del autor

Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870) was the son of Napoleon’s famous general Dumas. A prolific author, his body of work includes a number of popular classics, including The Three Musketeers and The Man in the Iron Mask.

Robin Buss (1939–2006) was a writer and translator who worked for the Independent on Sunday and as television critic for the Times Educational Supplement. He was also the translator of a number of volumes for Penguin Classics.

De la contraportada

Set at the height of the "tulipomania" that gripped Holland in the 17th century, this is the story of Cornelius van Baerle, a humble grower whose sole desire is to grow the perfect specimen of the tulip negra.

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Editorial
Penguin Classics
Año de publicación
2003
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0140448926
ISBN 13 
9780140448924
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
288
Editor
Buss Robin
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