num_pages: 400
description: In 1665, with prophecies and portents fortelling the forthcoming Apocalypse, Balthasar, an antiquarian merchant and sage, embarks on a perilous quest through the countries of the Mediterranean and beyond to find a rare book, entitled The Hundredth Name, that could hold the key to the world's salvation. By the author of The Rock of Tanios. Reprint.
language: English
title: Balthasar's Odyssey
titlecomplete: Balthasar's Odyssey
characters: Marta, Baldassare Embriaco
genres: Adventure, Roman, France, Historical, Lebanon, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, French Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 5215
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Premio Grinzane Cavour
category: Narrativa Straniera, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Dublin Literary Award
publisher: Arcade Publishing