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The mapmaker's opera

IN A TOWN IN THE HEART OF LA MANCHA, home to Don Quijote and his windmills, the Clemente family lived for centuries, their fortunes tied to those of a plant' So begins the grand tale that is The Mapmaker's Opera. Born in Seville, Spain to a dishonored governess, a young Diego Clemente finds solace in the world of books, in particular John James Audubon's Birds of America. Mesmerized by the wondrous images in Audobon's magnificent volume, he longs to travel to the New World to find his destiny and see these amazing creatures for himself. When renowned American naturalist Edward Nelson enlists him by chance to create a guide to Yucatan's birds, Diego's dream comes true. Arriving on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on the eve of the Mexican Revolution, Diego finds himself in a world that is as precarious as it is beautiful, where opulent henequen plantations are built on the backs of slave labor and the social order is on the brink of imploding. And there, Diego falls for the young Sofia, a woman who longs to be as free as the birds she also loves. He tries with all his might to win her and, with Nelson's help, to save the last pair of passenger pigeons in existence. A mesmerizing tale of star-crossed passions, a pair of mysterious birds, and a young man's quest to honor both his passions, The Mapmaker's Opera transports its audience with stunning vistas, magical storytelling, and a universal story of love.

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  • "Durante los turbulentos años de su niñez, el sevillano Diego Clemente se refugia en el mundo de los libros, especialmente en la fascinante guía de pájaros de John James Audubon, Aves de América. Cuando se le presenta la oportunidad de trabajar para Edward Nelson, conocido naturalista estadounidense, en la compilación de la primera guía de las aves de Yucatán, en México, Diego se embarca en un viaje que no sólo depurará su talento artístico, sino que también transformará su vida. El muchacho llega a un país que está a las puertas de la revolución y encuentra un mundo de belleza deslumbrante, donde el orden social está a punto de saltar por los aires. Allí se enamora de la joven Sofía, una mujer que anhela ser tan libre como las aves que ella tanto ama."
  • "Presented with the opportunity to assist the renowned American naturalist Edward Nelson in compiling the first guide to the birds of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, Diego Clemente embarks on a journey that will not only hone his artistic talent but will transform his life."
  • "IN A TOWN IN THE HEART OF LA MANCHA, home to Don Quijote and his windmills, the Clemente family lived for centuries, their fortunes tied to those of a plant' So begins the grand tale that is The Mapmaker's Opera. Born in Seville, Spain to a dishonored governess, a young Diego Clemente finds solace in the world of books, in particular John James Audubon's Birds of America. Mesmerized by the wondrous images in Audobon's magnificent volume, he longs to travel to the New World to find his destiny and see these amazing creatures for himself. When renowned American naturalist Edward Nelson enlists him by chance to create a guide to Yucatan's birds, Diego's dream comes true. Arriving on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on the eve of the Mexican Revolution, Diego finds himself in a world that is as precarious as it is beautiful, where opulent henequen plantations are built on the backs of slave labor and the social order is on the brink of imploding. And there, Diego falls for the young Sofia, a woman who longs to be as free as the birds she also loves. He tries with all his might to win her and, with Nelson's help, to save the last pair of passenger pigeons in existence. A mesmerizing tale of star-crossed passions, a pair of mysterious birds, and a young man's quest to honor both his passions, The Mapmaker's Opera transports its audience with stunning vistas, magical storytelling, and a universal story of love."@en

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "History"
  • "Love stories"
  • "Uncorrected proofs (Printing)"
  • "Fiction"

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  • "The mapmaker's opera"@en
  • "The mapmaker's opera"
  • "El cartógrafo"
  • "El cartógrafo"@es
  • "Kad su ptice parale nebo"
  • "The mapmaker's opera : a novel"
  • "De opera van de kaartenmaker"
  • "El Cartógrafo"

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