The Black Tulip Collection

A thriller that brings the Western and Eastern worlds together through the key figure of Mateo Ricci, a Jesuit priest from the 16th century. It is a novel full of fascinating elements and where humor plays an essential role.
Summary

 

When the widow of my old martial arts master
asked me to write his biography, my nervous tic
immediately went into action: my mouth went
open and closed, open and closed. She asked
me very directly, no small talk, as soon as I
walked into her house in Kunming, the capital
of Yunnan province. She caught me by surprise,
and not thinking it through I just said yes right
away. But if I had known the kind of trouble it
would bring me, I would have very politely
declined the invitation.

A fast-paced, engaging novel of suspense and intrigue where secret desires, ambitions, and a long-forgotten mystery come together on a historical journey through Europe and Asia.

When Lucas Vascones attends the funeral of his old martial arts master, Alfred Tang, he receives an unusual request from Tang’s widow: to write Tang’s biography. As he pores through old boxes of papers, photos and manuscripts, Lucas discovers a journal filled with notes, a picture of the sixteenth century Jesuit missionary Mateo Ricci and a beautiful colored drawing of an ancient library. As he works to decipher the hidden messages in his master’s journal, Lucas embarks on a journey through Asia and Europe, where he will uncover the truth about Tang’s life and unravel a mystery that has been buried for centuries.

Trying to understand the hidden messages in his former teacher's notebook, Lucas will travel through Asia and Europe in search of a truth buried by time.

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Category
Narrative
Fiction
Text
Juan José Vidal Wood
Publisher
Caligrama
Year
2019
Language
Spanish
Translations
Available for all territories.
ISBN
9788417321109
Pages
182
Cover
Softcover
Size
15 x 23 cm