La serpiente de piedra
by:
Jason Goodwin (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9788432231728 (843223172X)
Publish date: April 30th 2008
Publisher: Seix Barral
Pages no: 364
Edition language: Spanish
Series: Yashim the Eunuch (#2)
"Yashim did not challenge the men who met him; or the women. With his kind face, gray eyes, dark curls barely touched, at forty, by the passage of the years, Yashim was a listener; a quiet questioner; and not entirely a man. Yashim was a eunuch."The city of Istanbul is nestled under a cloud of appre...
The strength of the book resides in the depth of the characters. Their friendships, the atmosphere of Istanbul, Constantinople or Byzantium the city has had many names but is still a mystery. It's the people Yashim interacts with that make the book, the intricate mystery is somewhat muddled and well...