224 pages
English language
Published Feb. 1, 2003 by Vintage.
The fencing master
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A murder mystery in 1886 Madrid featuring an old fencing master who still teaches in the age of the pistol. He is famous for his unstoppable thrust and one day a beautiful woman arrives asking he teach it to her. The novel traces their relationship. By the author of The Flanders Panel.
Subjects
- Swordsmen
- Fiction
- History
Places
- Spain