<strong>A bloody, atmospheric modern classic of crime literature and one of the most haunting and terrifying thrillers to come out of Europe in recent years Written in the spirit of the sensational murder story and combined with a rich Gothic atmosphere, this tale, now translated into 11 languages, traces the steps of a killer through the seven cathedrals of modern day Prague. The narrator, a policeman known simply as K, witnesses a bizarre accident followed by a series of mysterious murders. This event triggers a series of meetings with Gothic characters who appear to be trying to reconstruct the medieval "golden age" of Prague in the reign of Charles IV under the noses if its modern-day inhabitants. The book<i>'</i>s bloody and nightmarish plot will dazzle readers of thrillers, but ultimately the novel is much more—it's a brilliant postmodern interpretation of the historical topography of late-medieval Prague and a vision of a civilization in decline. </strong>

The Seven Churches: A Gothic Novel of Prague

Literature & Fiction

Urban, Miloš

Literary

Peter Owen Publishers

Die Rache der Baumeister. Ein Kriminalroman aus Prag.

Rowohlt Tb.

Kvetoslav Svach, known as K, is an unusual character in the police department whose passion for medieval history and art are considered rare but harmless. After the death of someone for whom he was responsible, he is forced to resign from the police force. However, the assassination of a series of people in several of Prague's great medieval churches compels the chief of police to request that K return to help with the case. Soon K discovers that the murders are united by motives that began centuries before.

Las siete iglesias (Spanish Edition)

Contemporary

Ediciones B.

LA SOMBRA DE LA CATEDRAL

Genre Fiction

EDB FICCION

Kvetoslav Svach, conocido como K, nunca fue muy bien visto dentro del cuerpo de policia. Todos consideran su caracter especial y su pasion por la historia y el arte como rarezas, de modo que no es de extranar que su expulsion sea recibida con indiferencia por la mayoria de sus companeros. El asesinato de una serie de personas en las inmediaciones de unas iglesias lleva al jefe de la policia a pedir la reincorporacion de K. Este descubre que los crimenes estan firmados por un ser cuyos motivos podrian remontarse a siglos atras. Milos Urban elige su Praga natal como escenario de un thriller que auna la fascinacion por la Edad Media y su arquitectura con el suspenso. Las siete iglesias esta considerada como una de las novelas mas fascinantes aparecidas en las ultimas decadas en la Republica Checa.

SIETE IGLESIAS, LAS (Spanish Edition)

ZETA BOLSILLO

La lengua de Santini

Ediciones El Andén

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