The Marquis Of Bolibar
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The Marquis Of Bolibar
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This story is set in Spain during Wellington's Peninsular Campaign where German units are holding the town of La Bisbal against Spanish guerrillas.... read full description

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Nov 19, 2010
Rosenkavalier rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Chi, o cosa, causò la disfatta di due reggimenti tedeschi durante la campagna napoleonica in Spagna? Il misterioso e abilissimo Marchese di Bolibar? Il demonio in persona? Oppure il Capitano Salignac, dietro il cui viso giallastro si celerebbe nientemeno che l'ebreo errante che venne condannato per il suo orgoglio a vagare per l'eternità, testimone del male nel mondo?
Perutz usa l'espediente dello pseudobiblion (non sarà l'ultimo della sua carriera, come dimostra Il cavaliere svedese) per raccont More...
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Jun 16, 2010
Adam rated it: 4 of 5 stars
The future of a besieged town is intertwined with the deeds of a seemingly un-killable hero, the whims of supernatural agencies, and a woman fated to be the desire of every man who sees her. These similarities between The Marquis of Bolibar and The Iliad can’t possibly be coincidence. And Leo Perutz justifies the association between Homer and this 1920 novel by pulling off a thoroughly entertaining adventure story, which Borges called “a perfect example of the novel of the fantastic in its pur More...
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Nov 06, 2009
Rick rated it: 5 of 5 stars
THE MARQUIS OF BOLIBAR is set in 1812 in the Spanish town of Bisbal, which is being held by German units of Napoleon’s army. The local guerillas are no march for the occupying forces, but the Marquis of Bolibar promises the guerillas victory if they act upon three signals.

The Germans have an advantage because they already know what those signals are, one of their officers having overheard the conversation in which they were revealed.

The Marquis himself is an elusive char More...
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Jan 29, 2012
Stephan rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Ich habe schon mehrere Bücher von Leo Perutz gelesen und obwohl sie alle einzigartig und anders sind, sind sie alle auf eine bestimmte Art und Weise gleich. Der Marques de Bolibar ist ein historischer Roman mit den üblichen Zutaten: Mystik, menschliche Gefühle (besonders die Eifersucht) und eine extrem einfühlsame Sprache.

Auch wenn ich das Thema nicht so interessant fand, wie beim Schwedischen Reiter, hat es viel Spaß gemacht, der Geschichte des Marques de Bolibar zu folgen. Am Ende More...
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