In Madrid in 1868, fencing master and man of honor Don Jaime is approached by a mysterious woman who seeks to learn the unstoppable thrust, a technique known only to him.
All too soon he finds himself in the vortex of a plot that includes seduction and more than one murder.
Full of historical detail of a decaying world that agonizes over the ideals of honor and chivalry, The Fencing Master is a great read.
The novel was translated from Spanish by Margaret Jull costa.