Baudolino - Eco, Umberto

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Baudolino by Eco, Umberto Format: PaperbackPublished by Harcourt, 2003 In 1204 the glorious Byzantine capital of Constantinople is brutalized by the knights of the Fourth Crusade. Amid the devastation, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa crosses paths with Baudolino, a youngster with curious intellectual gifts. Charmed, Barbarossa adopts Baudolino and sends him to to a university in Paris. With the friends he makes, Baudolino begins a quest for Prester John, a legendary priest-king whose fabled empire may hold the secret to the Holy Grail.Product image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale. Show more