The Geographer's Library

Jon Fasman

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Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Penguin, 2005

0241143020 / 9780241143025

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372 pages. Uncorrected proof copy. Foxing across book edge.*Uncorrected Proof Copy* e novel has long been a genre appreciated by a small subset of general readers. It is currently enjoying a new vogue and a wider readership with the publication of such novels as The Da Vinci Code, The Rule of Four, and Codex. What these bo oks have in common, and what The Geographer's Library can also claim, is a set o f characters in the here and now grappling with questions about things that went on a very long time ago. Another characteristic is the unearthing or explanatio n of objects of great value. The trick is to weave these two realities together in a compelling way, one that will keep the reader involved in both stories. ovel, setting out a complicated scenario in which a collection of priceless obje cts is stolen from the titular library and, eventually, scattered and re-collect ed a thousand years later--with very bad results for the final collector. The ge ographer is a real person, Al-Idrisi, a Spanish-Muslim philosopher, cartographer , linguist, and scholar who served in the court of King Roger of Sicily in Paler mo in the year 1154. For the most part, Fasman's risk pays off, although there i s a lot of meandering before we finally get to the final revelation. wraparound story is about a young journalist, Paul Tomm, who sets out to write a simple obituary about a professor who died in his office at Paul's Alma Mater . The man is Jaan Puhapaev, an Estonian perhaps, who is a terrible teacher, fire s his gun out his office window twice, is odd, unavailable, and reclusive and ye t is allowed to stay on for unknown reasons. He also collects only $1.00 a year. …

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Título
The Geographer's Library
Autor
Jon Fasman
Editorial
Penguin
Año de publicación
2005
Estado
Good
Encuadernación
Hardcover
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
0241143020
ISBN 13
9780241143025
Dimensiones
16.2cm x 3.6cm x 21.6cm
Catálogos de vendedores
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