CODICE SECRETO, EL (Spanish Edition) - Hardcover

Grossman, Lev

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8466618120 ISBN 13: 9788466618120

Publisher: EDB FICCION, 2004

Synopsis

Edward Wozny es un joven banquero que debe catalogar una serie de libros de gran valor para los duques de Bowmry. Los duques estan especialmente interesados en la recuperacion de un codice del siglo XIII escrito por Gervase de Langford -un coetaneo de Chaucer- y que habri­a sido ocultado durante siglos para evitar que salieran a la luz ciertos secretos. Pero Edward dedica mucho tiempo a un juego de ordenador y descubre paralelismos entre su propia vida y el juego. / Edward Wozny is a young banker determined to continue in London the promising career he has begun in New York. Before his departure he must carry out, unwillingly, a last task: to classify the valuable books of their clients, the dukes of Bowmry, and to recover a beautiful codex of the XIII century.

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From the Back Cover:

Edward Wozny, a young investment banker, volunteers his services to the Wents, the duchess and duke of Bowmry, two of the firm's biggest clients. Since he assumes they require his financial expertise, he is exasperated—and then intrigued—to discover they wish him to catalogue a collection of ancient books in the attic of their New York apartment. Captivated by the library of rare manuscripts, Edward finds himself oddly content in this mystifying world of words. A special request adds extra urgency to the assignment: he is asked to find a possibly mythical codex by 14th-century monk Gervase of Langford, A Viage to the Contree of the Cimmerians. Most scholars believe that the text—which predicts the coming of the apocalypse and may conceal Went family secrets—never existed, and that view is shared by Margaret Napier, a hard-nosed graduate student whom Edward enlists to aid him in his daunting task. Fixated on locating the codex, Edward becomes equally preoccupied with MOMUS, an intricate, frighteningly vivid computer game. Cyberworld and real world are more connected than Edward realizes, and he gradually discovers that the game is intimately related to his literary sleuthing. A trip to England and a well-orchestrated final twist bring this intelligent, enjoyable novel to a fittingly understated conclusion.

About this edition

• Publisher: EDB FICCION
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 8466618120
• ISBN 13: 9788466618120
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448