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Voltaire's Calligrapher

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Pablo De Santis

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Voltaire's Calligrapher
 

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Pablo De Santis

Pablo De Santis was born in Buenos Aires, studied literature at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and subsequently worked as a journalist and comic strip creator, becoming editor-in-chief of one of Argentina’s leading comics magazines, Fierro. De Santis is also the author of a number of books for young adults. He lives in Buenos Aires.



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The Paris Enigma
The Paris Enigma
Pablo De Santis
  • Trade PB
  • 9780061479687
  • 12/8/2009
  • $13.99 ($17.99 Can.)
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El enigma de Paris
El enigma de Paris
Pablo De Santis
  • Trade PB
  • 9780061626609
  • 11/4/2008
  • $14.95 ($18.99 Can.)
  • Marketing Code: AV
 

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Voltaire's Calligrapher
Voltaire's Calligrapher
Pablo De Santis
  • E-Book
  • 9780062014429
  • 10/5/2010
  • $11.99
 

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"While the prose is richly reminiscent of Umberto Eco, the headlong pace of this dark fantasy--combining elements of mystery, historical fiction, horror and the splinter genre clockpunk--will let readers swallow the entrancing story in a single gulp."


- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"[E]very sentence conveys a passion for manuscripts....Those who have read other books by this author will again find his precise rhythms, his skill to weigh each word before choosing it....This is a (mischievously) historical novel, a thriller and a philosophical novel too, but above all, it is a novel of adventures."


- Rolling Stone, Buenos Aires
"Voltaire's Calligrapher introduces us to a somber and suffocating world, with refined touches of black humor and a suitably gothic atmosphere....A very precise use of language balances elegance and irony....Maybe the most outstanding feature of this novel is the combination of dynamic action with intellectual complexity...both are skillfully woven into a historical thriller."


- La Nación, Buenos Aires
"Those who believe that calligraphy is a sedentary art have not yet read Voltaire's Calligrapher, Pablo De Santis' wonderful novel. De Santis has written a historical thriller that isn't the usual guided tour of the past...His narrative is deliciously and admirably sinister."


- La Nación Revista, Buenos Aires
"Voltaire's Calligrapher reminds us of Alexander Dumas' novels because it never underestimates the reader's intelligence."


- La Voz del Interior, Córdoba
"I've been an admirer of the works of Argentine author Pablo De Santis for a while....With Voltaire's Calligrapher, De Santis confirms his immense talent and gives us his most ambitious work to date....He uses his unceasing inventiveness to offer a sort of melodrama set in a past full of vicissitudes, conspiracies and jealously guarded secrets.....The author has an extraordinary imagination that has no match in contemporary Spanish-language literature....De Santis has been gifted with two talents: intelligence and imagination."


- Juan Manuel de Prada, ABC, Madrid