The Brotherhood of Book Hunters
by Raphaël Jérusalmy
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"François Villon, wayward poet and notorious outlaw, disappeared from view in 1436, aged 32. Nothing is known of what happened to him after he was banished from France. Jerusalmy's novel starts where the history books cut out, finding Villon as he languishes in jail. To escape execution, he enters into a questionable relationship with a bishop in the pay of Louis XI. All Villon has to do to earn his freedom is to convince a printer and bookseller to move from Mayence to Paris, telling him show more that by doing so he'll be better able to circulate progressive ideas that aren't approved of in Rome. But, not surprisingly, Villon's task is not as simple as it sounds. Part spy novel, part bibliographic treaty, with a good measure of subversion and poetry thrown in, and the odd hoax, The Brotherhood of Book Hunters blends history and legend in a rich, complex tale of plots and counterplots."--Publisher's description. show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- The Brotherhood of Book Hunters
- Original title
- La confrérie des chasseurs de livres
- Original publication date
- 2013
- People/Characters
- François Villon
- Original language
- French
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 843.92 — Literature & rhetoric French & related literatures French fiction 1900- 2000-
- LCC
- PQ2710 .E78 .C66 — Language and Literature French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures French literature Modern literature 2001-
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- 117
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- (3.03)
- Languages
- 7 — Catalan, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 10
- ASINs
- 2
