Publishers Weekly, December 12, 2005, review of The Last Cato, p. Library Journal, March 1, 2006, Lisa O'Hara, review of The Last Cato, p. Kirkus Reviews, February 1, 2006, review of The Last Cato, p. With more than twenty million readers worldwide, the Spanish writer Matilde Asensi (born 1962 in Alicante, Spain) is a benchmark for historical-adventure novel. BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES: PERIODICALSīooklist, February 1, 2006, John Green, review of The Last Cato, p. For instance, Booklist contributor John Green remarked that it is "in many ways more compelling, if a bit less accessible." He praised the fast-paced action, the well-researched background, and the intelligent writing.
Because of its focus on secret societies within the Catholic Church, as well as the placement of clues in a classic work, The Last Cato has drawn comparisons to Dan Brown's best- selling The Da Vinci Code. The Last Cato is "a story worthy of Indiana Jones, although the adventurer here is a Catholic nun," according to Lisa O'Hara in Library Journal. As she attempts to solve the mystery, Ottavia is aided by a handsome and intelligent member of the Swiss Guard and a quirky archaeologist.Ī Kirkus Reviews writer called Ottavia Salina "an ecclesiastical Jane Bond," and described the author's take on early church history as "riveting," while noting that her writing is somewhat weak in other areas. Critical information to the puzzle is contained in Dante's Divine Comedy. It seems, however, that the order may also have been stealing slivers of the sacred relic. Her investigations lead her to uncover dark secrets related to the Staurofilakes, an ancient and secret organization dedicated to protecting the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. Ottavia is asked to determine the meaning of tattoos that are found on the corpse of an Ethiopian man identified as an enemy of the church. Ottavia Salina, who works in the Vatican as a paleographer. Matilde Asensi's first novel to be translated into English is The Last Cato.
Todo bajo el cielo, Planeta (Barcelona, Spain), 2006. Peregrinatio, Planeta (Barcelona, Spain), 2004. Iacobus, Plaza & Janés (Barcelona, Spain), 2000.Įl último cató, Plaza & Janés (Barcelona, Spain), 2001, translated by Pamela Carmell as The Last Cato, Rayo ( New York, NY), 2006.Įl origen perdido, Planeta (Barcelona, Spain), 2003. WRITINGS: NOVELSĮl salón de ámbar, Plaza & Janés Editores (Barcelona, Spain), 1999. Has worked as an employee for the Valencian Service of Health, for local radio stations, and for Spanish national radio as a news reporter also freelance news reporter. Sie arbeitete nach dem Journalismusstudium zunchst fr den Rundfunk und schrieb fr verschiedene Printmedien. Education: Attended Independent University of Barcelona. Matilde Asensi wurde 1962 in Alicante geboren.
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