Godina izdanja: 2004
ISBN: 978-1-8441-3005-3
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

The Rule Of Four Hardcover – 6 May 2004, by Ian Caldwell (Author)
Product details
Publisher: ‎ Century; First Edition (6 May 2004)
Language: ‎ English
Hardcover: ‎ 384 pages

Tom Sullivan is about to graduate from Princeton. He`s intelligent and popular, but haunted by the violent death several years earlier of his father, an academic who devoted his life to studying one of the rarest, most complex and most valuable books in the world. Since its publication in 1499, the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili has baffled scholars who have tried to understand its many mysteries. Coded in seven languages, the text is at once a passionate love story, an intricate mathematical labyrinth, and a tale of arcane brutality. Paul Harris, Tom`s roommate, has deeply personal reasons of his own for wanting to unveil the secrets the book hides. When a long-lost diary surfaces, it seems the two friends have found the key to the labyrinth - but when a fellow researcher is murdered only hours later, they suddenly find themselves in great danger. And what they discover embedded in the text stuns them: the passion of a Renaissance prince, a hidden crypt, and a secret worth dying to protect-

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Review
`An engrossing read... you won`t be able to put this down` -- Eve, June 2004

‘..an assured piece of fiction that weaves together the past and the present seamlessly. I enjoyed it tremendously.’ -- Peter Guttridge, Observer, June 2004

‘An extremely erudite thriller’ -- New York Times

‘Prepare for an engrossing read….If you loved Donna Tartt’s The Secret History you won’t be able to put this down.’ -- Eve

‘…a Da Vinci Code for people with brains.’ -- Independent

‘…this year’s biggest publishing sensation’ -- Guardian
From the Publisher
THE SECRET HISTORY meets THE NAME OF THE ROSE in this riveting novel about power, obsession, a priceless Renaissance book and a centuries-old mystery -
About the Author
Ian Caldwell was Phi Beta Kappa in History at Princeton University. Dustin Thomason won the Hoopes Prize at Harvard University. The two have been best friends since they were eight years old. They began writing The Rule of Four after graduating in 1998.

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