The Fire Manuscript, by Luis García Jambrina

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The historical novel is a genre in which it moves like a fish in water Luis Garcia Jambrina, an author who has also lavished himself on occasion in the crime novel.

So, in this book The Fire Manuscript a certain aspect of a historical novel with shades of genre noir surrounds the approach and the plot. The Salamanca town of Béjar becomes the scene for an intriguing murder case. The journey towards the knowledge of what happened, the unpinning of the clues and clues serve in turn for an atmosphere in XNUMXth century Spain and characters and moments from that still splendid historical moment of the old Spanish empire.

Characters like Fernando de Rojas and his young assistant Alonso pass for being the detectives in use at the time, but with clear evocations of Sherlock Holmes or Guillermo de Baskerville himself, that wonderful friar from The Name of the Rose. The invented characters revolve around the real character of Don Francés de Zúñiga, the deceased. But the novel is not only intrigue but also knowledge of our past, of the prevailing morality and of the loopholes to be able to "sin" behind the back of that strict morality.

Summary: Béjar, February 2, 1532. Don Francés de Zúñiga, former buffoon of Emperor Carlos V, is stabbed in the middle of the night by several strangers. The empress entrusts the investigation of the case to Fernando de Rojas, who is close to his sixtieth birthday. Through his research, we will learn about the life of the controversial and irreverent Don Francés, as well as the ins and outs of a time as fascinating as it is scandalous. To solve this case, Rojas will have the help of Alonso, a young student; With it, he will have to face numerous obstacles and various challenges, such as searching for a very mysterious manuscript or trying to decipher one of the most enigmatic works of European art and architecture: the façade of the University of Salamanca.

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