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This historical novel begins in 1659 in Amsterdam, where a Portuguese Jewish merchant named Miguel Lienzo has just lost all his money thanks to the fluctuating sugar markets. When he meets a beautiful woman who is willing to let him in on the brand new trade in coffee, he takes the chance gratefully--only to find his life plunged into chaos and chicanery. The author's previous novel, A CONSPIRACY OF PAPER, was a best seller. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.
| Size | | Length: | 389 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 24.0 oz |
Industry Reviews
"A vigorous display of the author's mastery of his material, though it lacks the novelty and strong narrative drive of its terrific predecessor."
Kirkus Reviews (01/01/2003)
"Once Liss smooths things out, a satisfying authority settles over the narrative. He wisely avoids trying to establish his remote period through archaic diction, allowing plain English to move the reader through a world whose objects and behaviors do the job on their own. The book is nearly free from anachronism....The ending Liss provides is satisfyingly mixed, morally and otherwise....Although THE COFFEE TRADER displays no real novelistic growth beyond A CONSPIRACY OF PAPER, Liss has produced another unusual and diverting book...."
New York Times Book Review - Thomas Mallon (04/13/2003)
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