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The Historian

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 270,577 Ratings and 20,713 Reviews

Book Description
In 1972, a 16-year-old American living in Amsterdam finds a mysterious book in her diplomat father's library. The book is ancient, blank except for a sinister woodcut of a dragon and the word "Drakulya," but it's the letters tucked inside, dated 1930 and addressed to "My dear and unfortunate successor," that really pique her curiosity.

Her widowed father, Paul, reluctantly provides pie... More
Book Information
PublisherBack Bay Books
BindingPaperback (38 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages642
ISBN-10031605786X
ISBN-13978-0316057868
Publication Date/2005
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About Elizabeth Kostova (Author) : Elizabeth Kostova is a published author of children's books. Published credits of Elizabeth Kostova include The Historian and The Historian.
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3/25/2012 Regina Legaspi said: Fantastic blend of history and myth. Just finished reading, and I will read The Historian again and again.

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9/24/2009 Richele McFarlin said:
This is one of my favorite books. It's suspenseful, thoughtful, intelligent, historical but contains an element of fantasy. It's almost like an Indiana Jones movie but darker and more sinister. This isn't a book to rush through but to take on in slow savory bites. Yes,I could go on and on...I lo... more

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