El Taller de Libros Prohibidos/ The Shop of Forbidden Books - Olalla García

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Résumé :
Un thriller hist?rico ambientado en el fascinante mundo del libro en el siglo XVI.

Novela hist?rica y de intriga, El taller de libros prohibidos nos transporta a la ?poca en la que imprimir, vender y leer libros pod?a llegar ser una actividad sumamente peligrosa.

Alcal? de Henares, 1572. La joven librera In?s Ram?rez acaba de quedar viuda y ha de ponerse al frente del negocio familiar. Pronto descubre que su esposo pose?a la clave de acceso al ?nico ejemplar de un libro prohibido, cuya desaparici?n hab?a sido ordenada por el poder pol?tico y la Iglesia siglos atr?s.

Con la colaboraci?n de Pierre Arb?s, un oficial de imprenta franc?s, inicia la investigaci?n. Tendr? que tratar con personajes de todo tipo: maestros impresores, eruditos, delincuentes, nobles de alta cuna. Y todo bajo la sombra omnipresente de la Inquisici?n, que vela por controlar el pensamiento y la palabra, y la estricta censura de Felipe II.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A historical thriller based during the fascinating world of books in the 16th century.

A historical novel full of intrigue, El taller de libros prohibidos / The Shop of Forbidden Books takes us to the times in which printing, selling, and reading books could be a very dangerous activity.

Alcal? de Henares, 1572. The young In?s Ram?rez, a bookstore owner whose husband has just died, must now head the family business. She soon discovers that her husband had the key to the only copy of a forbidden book, one whose disappearance had been ordered by the Church and by those with political power centuries ago.

With the help of Pierre Arb?s, a French printing officer, she starts her investigation. Though all of it, she will have to deal with all kinds of characters: master printers, scholars, criminals, and royals. And all under the omnipresent shadow of the Inquisition, which seeks to control all thoughts and communications, and Felipe II's strict censorship....

Biographie:
Olalla Garc?a naci? en Madrid, es licenciada en Historia y DEA en Historia Antigua. Ha vivido en Nottingham, Bolonia, Par?s, R?vena, Estrasburgo y Dresde. Ha trabajado como docente y ha traducido a Stendhal, Flaubert y Voltaire, entre otros autores. Tambi?n ha publicado tres novelas con gran ?xito: Ar-dashir, rey de Persia (2005), Las puertas de seda (2007) y El jard?n de Hipatia (2009)....

Sommaire:
Un thriller hist?rico ambientado en el fascinante mundo del libro en el siglo XVI.

Novela hist?rica y de intriga, El taller de libros prohibidos nos transporta a la ?poca en la que imprimir, vender y leer libros pod?a llegar ser una actividad sumamente peligrosa.

Alcal? de Henares, 1572. La joven librera In?s Ram?rez acaba de quedar viuda y ha de ponerse al frente del negocio familiar. Pronto descubre que su esposo pose?a la clave de acceso al ?nico ejemplar de un libro prohibido, cuya desaparici?n hab?a sido ordenada por el poder pol?tico y la Iglesia siglos atr?s.

Con la colaboraci?n de Pierre Arb?s, un oficial de imprenta franc?s, inicia la investigaci?n. Tendr? que tratar con personajes de todo tipo: maestros impresores, eruditos, delincuentes, nobles de alta cuna. Y todo bajo la sombra omnipresente de la Inquisici?n, que vela por controlar el pensamiento y la palabra, y la estricta censura de Felipe II.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A historical thriller based during the fascinating world of books in the 16th century.

A historical novel full of intrigue, El taller de libros prohibidos / The Shop of Forbidden Books takes us to the times in which printing, selling, and reading books could be a very dangerous activity.

Alcal? de Henares, 1572. The young In?s Ram?rez, a bookstore owner whose husband has just died, must now head the family business. She soon discovers that her husband had the key to the only copy of a forbidden book, one whose disappearance had been ordered by the Church and by those with political power centuries ago.

With the help of Pierre Arb?s, a French printing officer, she starts her investigation. Though all of it, she will have to deal with all kinds of characters: master printers, scholars, criminals, and royals. And all under the omnipresent shadow of the Inquisition, which seeks to control all thoughts and communications, and Felipe II's strict censorship....