The Book on Fire
Balthazar, book thief and bon vivant, arrives in Alexandria to steal from the famous library. But from the moment he steps off the boat, a veiled figure shadows him. Zeinab, literary prostitute and avenging ghost, will be his chaperone through the city of books. With her help, he succeeds in penetrating the underground library. But once inside, instead of ransacking it, he becomes obsessed with the youngest librarian, Shireen, who was born in the library and is herself more than half book. Their love story forms the heart of the novel. Balthazar schemes to get Shireen out of the library. But Zeinab has plans of her own . . .In sumptuous, evoc…
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- ISBN: 978-1-907737-20-6
- EAN: 9781907737206
- Produktnummer: 19412919
- Verlag: Immanion Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 260 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.5 cm 352 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 352
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