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Jordan, 2014. As an ambitious digitization project gathers pace in a vast building outside Amman, some unpublished writings by Giordano Bruno - flawed genius of the late Renaissance, renegade philosopher, occultist with a prodigious memory - disappear together with the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 stakes are high for all the parties openly or covertly involved. What dangerous ideas were contained in the stolen manuscripts? What was the ultimate secret that Bruno tried to hide from the Holy Inquisition, even as he was persecuted, imprisoned, tortured and finally burnt alive in Rome? 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.
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'Gallenzi combines his two narratives with engaging skill... this deft and enjoyable novel makes the case for intellectual freedom.' -- The Scotsman
'Gallenzi's passion really takes flight when it comes to Bruno - and the book lifts off.' -- The Independent
'A brilliantly gripping, clever thriller.' --Sarah Broadhurst, Lovereading
'[Alessandro Gallenzi] has done much assiduous and scholarly research... He is the thinking person's Dan Brown' --The Tablet
About the Author
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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- PublisherAlma Books Ltd
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1846883377
- ISBN 13 9781846883378
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages356
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