num_pages: 391
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. 20,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Balthasar's Odyssey
titlecomplete: Balthasar's Odyssey
characters: Baldassare Embriaco, Marta
genres: Fiction, Historical, France, Lebanon, Adventure, French Literature, Roman, Literature, Novels, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 5219
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Premio Grinzane Cavour
category: Narrativa Straniera, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Dublin Literary Award
publisher: Arcade Publishing