✍ Scribed by John Banville
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En esta extraordinaria novela, John Banville evoca el brillante, magnífico y cruel mundo que le tocó vivir a uno de los matemáticos y astrónomos más celebres de todos los tiempos. Una época marcada por los avances científicos, pero también por el poder tiránico de los emperadores. En una acertada combinación de análisis psicológico de los personajes y agudo retrato de un momento histórico, Banville nos ofrece una novela histórica arrebatadora, una verdadera obra de arte.
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