Raphaël Jerusalmy

Raphael Jerusalmy's debut novel takes the form of the journal of Otto J. Steiner, a former music critic of Jewish descent suffering from tuberculosis in a Salzburg sanatorium in 1939. Isolated in the gloomy sanatorium, Steiner finds solace in music. When he learns that the annual Mozart festival is to be turned into a celebration of the Anschluss to be attended by Hitler himself, he is horrified, but is presented with the opportunity to fight back. Steiner formulates a plan to save Mozart that could dramatically change the course of the war.

Saving Mozart

The Da Vinci Code meets Stephen Greenblatt's The Swerve in this erudite adventure story set at the dawn of the printed book about the outlaw poet François Villon and the power of words to change the world. François Villon, the world's first poet of modernity, was born in Paris in 1431. He was arrested and condemned to death by hanging in 1462 and exonerated in 1463. Shortly after his release from prison, as far as history is concerned, he disappeared forever. In Raphaël Jerusalmy's thrilling novel, to ensure his release, Villon has accepted a shady deal offered by the Bishop of Paris at the behest of Louis XI. All Villon has to do to earn his freedom is to convince a printer and bookseller to move from Mayence to Paris, telling him that by doing so he'll be better able to circulate progressive ideas that aren't approved of in Rome. Not surprisingly, Villon's task becomes more complicated that it first seemed. With this riveting tale of plots and counterplots involving secret organizations in Jerusalem, intrigue in France, and brigands in Italy, Raphaël Jerusalmy leaves readers with their hearts racing and their imaginations stirred. The Brotherhood of Book Hunters is an irresistible read for lovers of books, adventure, and fine writing.

The Brotherhood of Book Hunters

Penny Hueston

Evacuation

De juillet 1939 à août 1940, le journal d'Otto J. Steiner, critique musical salzbourgeois reclus dans un sanatorium en déshérence au cœur d’un monde qui tombe en miettes. En orchestrant la vengeance de la musique contre l’Histoire, Raphaël Jerusalmy signe le roman irrésistiblement cruel et drolatique d’un destin à deux doigts de changer celui du siècle.

Le Journal d'Otto J. Steiner

Sauver Mozart

Raphaël Jerusalmy’s debut novel takes the form of the journal of Otto J. Steiner, a former music critic of Jewish descent suffering from tuberculosis in a Salzburg sanatorium in 1939. Drained by his illness and isolated in the gloomy sanatorium, Steiner finds solace only in music. He is horrified to learn that the Nazis’ are transforming a Mozart festival into a fascist event. Steiner feels helpless at first, but an invitation from a friend presents him with an opportunity to fight back. Under the guise of organizing a concert for Nazi officials, Steiner formulates a plan to save Mozart that could dramatically change the course of the war.

Raphaël Jerusalmy

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