Waiting for Columbus

Thomas Trofimuk

За особеностите на екземпляра

Състояние:: Много добро
Забележка:: Леко захабен външен вид, без забележки по книжното тяло.
Език:: Английски
Наличност:: 1 бр.

За изданието

Издателство:: Picador
Град на издаване:: London
Година:: 2010 г.
Език:: Английски
Страници:: 400
Корици:: Меки
Категория:: Чужда проза
Тегло (гр.):: 441
Ширина (мм):: 130
Височина (мм):: 210
Дебелина (мм):: 33

In contemporary Spain, a man arrives at an insane asylum in Seville claiming to be the legendary navigator Christopher Columbus. Who he really is, and the events that led him to break with reality, lie at the centre of this page-turning novel. Found semi-naked in the treacherous Straits of Gibraltar, the mysterious man called Columbus appears to be just another delirious patient, until he begins to tell the ‘true’ story of how he famously obtained three ships from Spanish royalty. It’s Nurse Consuela who listens to these fantastical tales of adventure and romance, and tries to make sense of why this seemingly intelligent man has been locked up, and why no one has come to visit him. As fragments of the man beneath the facade reveal a complex and charming person, Nurse Consuela can’t avoid her inappropriate feelings. Something terrible caused his break with reality and she can only listen and wait as Columbus spins his tale to its dramatic end. Simultaneously, Emile Germain, an Interpol officer based in France, is searching for a man - presumed dangerous - missing from the scene of a crime. All paths lead to Spain, where Emile, unbeknownst to the doctors at the Sevilla Institute, is unravelling more than just one mystery. . .

Ключови думи: приключенски роман, мистерия, колумб