LA Tabla De Flandes/the Chess Master (Alfaguara Hispanica) [Paperback]

Arturo Perez-Reverte (Author)

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Text: Spanish --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Aims Intl Books Corp; Spanish edition (January 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679760903
• ISBN-13: 978-0679760900
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,589,927 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating but obtuse mystery, July 9, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: LA Tabla De Flandes/the Chess Master (Alfaguara Hispanica) (Paperback)

Ever examine an art masterpiece and wonder just what the experts see that you do not? In The Flanders Panel every shadow of a painting has life or death meaning for the effete intellectuals studying it.

No bombs go off, no hi-tech wizardry here. The novel is a dark study in duplicity. If you want action I suggest Ken Follett. If you enjoy a mental challenge and deep mystery slowly revealed, this is for you.

One note:the mystery IS solvable. Like the best of Conan Doyle, the conclusion is a breathtaking "Aha"

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a great mystery mixed with antique collecting and chess, July 31, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: LA Tabla De Flandes/the Chess Master (Alfaguara Hispanica) (Paperback)

I read this book after "The Club Dumas," and though I found that book to be more well-written, "The Flanders Panel" contained a great plot with plenty of detail about painting and chess. For me, the extensive information about the world of art and the game(?)of chess really piqued my curiosity and created an intimate and exclusive atmosphere for the novel to which the reader was given admittance. The tone is the greatest strength of the book. The world it creates is one which most readers will not have intense experience, but the author gives the readers the tools to enter that world, and shut the door behind them. The characterization grew a bit tiresome, as verbose descriptions of the supporting cast were repeated ad nauseum. Excepting that, "The Flanders Panel" was interesting and a good read for people who like mysteries with more suspense and intellect than mile-a-minute action and a pre-determined and obvious villain

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Me encanta este libro., June 25, 1998

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This review is from: LA Tabla De Flandes/the Chess Master (Alfaguara Hispanica) (Paperback)

Me parece tan bueno este libro, como mala la pelicula que inspiró. Si te gusto "El Club Dumas", "El maestro de esgrima", "El capitán Alatriste" o "Territorio Comanche", no te pierdas este libro.