{"product_id":"pintor-de-batallas-book-arturo-perez-reverte-9788420469980","title":"El Pintor De Batallas","description":"\u003cb\u003eHay lugares de los que nunca se vuelve.\u003cbr\u003eLa novela m s intensa y turbadora de Arturo P rez-Reverte\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEn una torre junto al Mediterr neo, en busca de la foto que nunca pudo hacer, un antiguo fot grafo pinta un gran fresco circular en la pared: el paisaje intemporal de una batalla. Lo acompa an en la tarea un rostro que regresa del pasado para cobrar una deuda mortal, y la sombra de una mujer desaparecida diez a os atr s. En torno a esos tres personajes, Arturo P rez-Reverte ha escrito la m s intensa y turbadora historia de su larga carrera de novelista. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeslumbrante de principio a fin, \u003ci\u003eEl pintor de batallas\u003c\/i\u003e arrastra al lector, subyugado, a trav s de la compleja geometr a del caos del siglo XX: el arte, la ciencia, la guerra, el amor, la lucidez y la soledad, se combinan en el vasto mural de un mundo que agoniza. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLa cr tica ha dicho: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e«\u003ci\u003eEl pintor de batallas\u003c\/i\u003e es, en mi opini n, el libro m s descorazonador, m s duro y m s triste de P rez-Reverte. Y tambi n seguramente el m s l cido, adem s del m s ambicioso, intelectual y literariamente.  Jos  Manuel S nchez Ron, \u003ci\u003eEl Pa s\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e«El escritor espa ol regresa a su pasado de corresponsal de guerra a trav s de esta novela impresionante... Dif cilmente un libro ha sumergido al lector tan profundamente en los limos del mal como  ste.  Anthony Palou\u003ci\u003e, Le Figaro Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e«Arturo P rez-Reverte confirma de nuevo su lugar como gran maestro del thriller hist rico en esta magistral novela que conjuga secretos enterrados bajo las cenizas de un pasado funesto, glosas filos ficas y un diab lico sentido de la intriga. Apasionante.  Elias L vy, \u003ci\u003eVoir-Qu bec\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eENGLISH DESCRIPTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcclaimed author Arturo P rez-Reverte has earned a distinguished reputation as a master of the literary thriller with his international bestsellers The Club Dumas and The Queen of the South. Now, in this haunting new work, P rez-Reverte has written his most accomplished novel to date. \u003ci\u003eThe Painter of Battles \u003c\/i\u003eis a captivating tale of love, war, art, and revenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAndr s Faulques, a world-renowned war photographer, has retired to a life of solitude on the Spanish coast. On the walls of a tower overlooking the sea, he spends his days painting a huge mural that pays homage to history's classic works of war art and that incorporates a lifetime of disturbing images.\u003cbr\u003eOne night, an unexpected visitor arrives at Faulques' door and challenges the painter to remember him. As Faulques struggles to recall the face, the man explains that he was the subject of an iconic photo taken by Faulques in a war zone years ago. And why have you come looking for me? asks Faulques. The stranger answers, Because I'm going to kill you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis story transports Faulques to the time when he crossed continents to capture conflicts on film with his lover, Olvido, at his side. Until she walked into his life, Faulques muses, he had believed he would survive both war and women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the tense dialogue between Faulques and his visitor continues, the stakes grow ever higher. What they are grappling with quickly proves to be not just Faulques' fate but the very nature of human love and cruelty itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArturo P rez-Reverte perfectly balances the shadows of the heart with the chaos of war in this stunning composition on morality. Superb and tautly written, \u003ci\u003eThe Painter of Battles \u003c\/i\u003eis a deeply affecting novel about life and art.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49567138742545,"sku":"GOR002793800","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49610493952273,"sku":"GOR010877746","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49760558219537,"sku":"CIN842046998XG","price":4.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/842046998X.jpg?v=1751384370","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/pintor-de-batallas-book-arturo-perez-reverte-9788420469980","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}