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  The Fencing Master (Paperback) By (author) Arturo Perez-Reverte, Translated by Margaret Jull Costa

  

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  Short Description for The Fencing MasterIt is 1868; Spain teeters on the brink of revolution. Jaime Astarloa is a master-fencer of the old school, priding himself on the precision, dignity and honour of his ancient art; his friends spend their days in cafes discussing plots at court, but Jaime's obsession is to perfect the irresistible sword thrust.
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  • Publisher: VINTAGE
  • Published: 02 June 2011
  • Format: Paperback 224 pages
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  • Categories: Historical Fiction
  • ISBN 13: 9780099448624 ISBN 10: 0099448629
  • Sales rank: 166,866

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• Fencing is not a game but a science. The outcome is invariably the same: triumph or disaster, life or death...It is 1868; Spain teeters on the brink of revolution. Jaime Astarloa is a master-fencer of the old school, priding himself on the precision, dignity and honour of his ancient art; his friends spend their days in cafes discussing plots at court, but Jaime's obsession is to perfect the irresistible sword thrust. Then Adela de Otero, violet-eyed and enigmatic, appears at his door. When Jaime takes her on as a pupil he finds himself embroiled in dark political intrigues against which his old-fashioned values are no protection.