The Tower by Alessandro Gallenzi
Amman, Jordan. As an ambitious digitization project gathers pace in a vast building outside Amman, some unpublished writings by Giordano Bruno – flawed genius of the late Renaissance, renegade philosopher, occultist with a prodigious memory – disappear together with the Jesuit priest sent by the Vatican to study them. When the priest is found dead and a series of mysterious threats ensues, it becomes clear that the stakes are high for all the parties openly or covertly involved. What dangerous ideas were contained in the stolen manuscript? What was the ultimate secret that Bruno tried to hide, even as he was persecuted, imprisoned and tortured by the Holy Inquisition? In this riveting, meticulously researched new novel, Alessandro Gallenzi draws on his experience as a publisher in the digital era and casts a light on the darker side of our modern technological world, while revealing how a well-kept secret can change the course of history for ever.
[Alessandro Gallenzi] has done much assiduous and scholarly research… He is the thinking person's Dan Brown * The Tablet *
A brilliantly gripping, clever thriller-- Sarah Broadhurst * Lovereading *
The author takes us through two exciting journeys; one during the late Renaissance as we follow Giordano Bruno's fall, and the other in the modern digital era, which will reveal what can become catastrophic in the wrong hands. * Yorkshire Gazette *
At the heart of the book is a big, bold idea: the hallowing of free intellectual enquiry and contempt for the manipulation of knowledge. * Richmond Magazine *
Gallenzi's passion really takes flight when it comes to Bruno – and the book lifts off. * The Independent *
Gallenzi combines his two narratives with engaging skill… this deft and enjoyable novel makes the case for intellectual freedom. * The Scotsman *
A brilliantly gripping, clever thriller-- Sarah Broadhurst * Lovereading *
The author takes us through two exciting journeys; one during the late Renaissance as we follow Giordano Bruno's fall, and the other in the modern digital era, which will reveal what can become catastrophic in the wrong hands. * Yorkshire Gazette *
At the heart of the book is a big, bold idea: the hallowing of free intellectual enquiry and contempt for the manipulation of knowledge. * Richmond Magazine *
Gallenzi's passion really takes flight when it comes to Bruno – and the book lifts off. * The Independent *
Gallenzi combines his two narratives with engaging skill… this deft and enjoyable novel makes the case for intellectual freedom. * The Scotsman *
Alessandro Gallenzi is the founder of Hesperus Press, Alma Books and Alma Classics, and the successor of John Calder at the helm of Calder Publications. As well as being a literary publisher with almost ten years of experience, he is a translator, a poet, a playwright and a novelist. He wrote Bestseller in 2010 and Interrail 2012. The Tower is his third novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846883767 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846883768 |
| Title | The Tower |
| Author | Alessandro Gallenzi |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Alma Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-05-21 |
| Number of pages | 356 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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