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Overview"The record-breaking phenomenon from Elizabeth Kostova is a celebrated masterpiece that ""refashioned the vampire myth into a compelling contemporary novel, a late-night page-turner"" (San Francisco Chronicle). Breathtakingly suspenseful and beautifully written, The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a labyrinth where the secrets of her family's past connect to an inconceivable evil: the dark fifteenth-century reign of Vlad the Impaler and a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work alive through the ages. The search for the truth becomes an adventure of monumental proportions, taking us from monasteries and dusty libraries to the capitals of Eastern Europe--in a feat of storytelling so rich, so hypnotic, so exciting that it has enthralled readers around the world. ""Part thriller, part history, part romance...Kostova has a keen sense of storytelling and she has a marvelous tale to tell."" --Baltimore Sun" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elizabeth KostovaPublisher: Little, Brown & Company Imprint: Little, Brown & Company Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.610kg ISBN: 9780316070638ISBN 10: 0316070637 Pages: 720 Publication Date: 01 September 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsQuite extraordinary....Kostova is a natural storyteller....She has refashioned the vampire myth into a compelling contemporary novel, a late-night page-turner. -- <b>San Francisco Chronicle</b> Author InformationElizabeth Kostova is the author of the international bestseller The Historian. She graduated from Yale and holds an MFA from the University of Michigan, where she won the Hopwood Award for the Novel-in-Progress. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |