Spanish Book Discussion: El maestro de esgrima por Arturo Pérez-Reverte

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En el Madrid galdosiano de 1868, Jaime Astarloa es un maestro de esgrima que trabaja dando clases de florete a algunos nobles de la ciudad. Todo el escenario cambia cuando entra en juego una dama que desea tomar clases de esgrima con Astarloa. El maestro de esgrima es la historia de un mundo de tahúres y mercachifles mantenido a distancia por un florete honorable. Pero es, sobre todo, una inquietante parábola sobre el poder del dinero, la ambición política y la extinción de los valores de honradez y fidelidad en este siglo XX que agoniza.

It is 1868; Spain teeters on the brink of revolution. Jaime Astarloa is a master fencer of the old school, priding himself on the precision, dignity and honor of this ancient art. His friends spend their days in cafes discussing plots at court, but Jaime’s obsession is to perfect the irresistible sword thrust. Then Adela de Otero, violet-eyed and enigmatic, appears at his door. When Jaime takes her on as a pupil he finds himself embroiled in dark political intrigue against which his old-fashioned values are no protection.