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Voltaire's calligrapher

Dalessius is twenty when he comes to work for one of the Enlightenment's most famous minds, the author and philosopher Voltaire. As the great man's calligrapher, Dalessius becomes witness to many wonders'and finds himself in the middle of a secret battle between the malevolent remnants of the all-but-dead Dark Ages and the progressive elements of the modernage. The calligrapher's role in this shadowy conflict will carry him to many perilous places' through the gates of sinister castles and to the doors of a bizarre bordello; toward life-and death confrontations with inventive henchmen, ingenious mechanical execution devices, poisonous fish, and murderous automatons. As the conspiracy to halt the Enlightenment's astonishing progress intensifies, young Dalessius's courage'as well as Voltaire's unique cunning and wit'are put to the ultimate test as they strive to ensure the survival of the future.

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  • "El calígrafo de Voltaire"@it

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  • "Dalessius is twenty when he comes to work for one of the Enlightenment's most famous minds, the author and philosopher Voltaire. As the great man's calligrapher, Dalessius becomes witness to many wonders'and finds himself in the middle of a secret battle between the malevolent remnants of the all-but-dead Dark Ages and the progressive elements of the modernage. The calligrapher's role in this shadowy conflict will carry him to many perilous places' through the gates of sinister castles and to the doors of a bizarre bordello; toward life-and death confrontations with inventive henchmen, ingenious mechanical execution devices, poisonous fish, and murderous automatons. As the conspiracy to halt the Enlightenment's astonishing progress intensifies, young Dalessius's courage'as well as Voltaire's unique cunning and wit'are put to the ultimate test as they strive to ensure the survival of the future."@en
  • "As calligrapher for the great Voltaire, Dalessius becomes witness to many wonders-- and finds himself in the middle of a secret battle between the malevolent remnants of the all-but-dead Dark Ages and the progressive elements of the modern age."@en
  • "An elegant and atmospheric literary thriller that will delight fans of The Interpretation of Murder and The Shadow of the Wind Eighteenth century France; the Age of Enlightenment. Young calligrapher Dalessius has just been released from prison and finding himself homeless takes a job as Voltaire's messenger and spy. Soon he's entangled in a web of secrets and intrigue, leading from the courts and scaffolds of Toulouse to Paris, where he finds a mysterious fortified monastery. There Abbot Mazy and the legendary calligrapher, Silas Darel, guard a horrific secret. Assisted by an executioner and the beautiful, marble-like daughter of an automaton maker, Dalessius encounters a gothic landscape of sinister clergymen, naked female bodies, secret messages and invisible ink as he seeks the truth behind the Abbot's machinations."
  • "Un étranger nommé Dalessius arrive dans un port d'Amérique du Sud et raconte sa jeunesse. A 20 ans, après des études sur l'art de la calligraphie, il est engagé par Voltaire pour enquêter sur l'affaire Calas et sur les dominicains qui contrecarrent l'influence des encyclopédistes. Un roman d'aventures à la lisière du fantastique."

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  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Suspense fiction"
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Roman policier argentin"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Powieść argentyńska"@pl

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  • "Voltaire's calligrapher"@en
  • "Voltaire's calligrapher"
  • "Voltaire's calligrapher a novel"@en
  • "Le calligraphe de Voltaire"
  • "Kaligraf Woltera"@pl
  • "O calígrafo de Voltaire"
  • "Voltaire's calligrapher : a novel"@en
  • "El Calígrafo de Voltaire"
  • "Voltaires Kalligraph"
  • "Il calligrafo di Voltaire"
  • "Il calligrafo di Voltaire"@it
  • "El Calígrafo de Voltaire : [una inteligentísima intriga sobre la verdad de las palabras]"
  • "El calígrafo de Voltaire"@es
  • "El calígrafo de Voltaire"

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