The Falconer, A Novel (Acquisitions Librarian) - Softcover

Jorge A. Gutierrez; James K. Omiya

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865341494 ISBN 13: 9780865341494

Publisher: Sunstone Press, 2016

Synopsis

Mauro, a history teacher in South Texas, often watched and became a part of the frequent storms that swept the beaches on the Gulf of Mexico. But this time things were different. The violence of wind, sand and sky contained visions of Arab warriors and explorers of centuries past. Could he have been touched by the mythical spell of the Falconer, an Arab of the Middle ages, and could the Falconer's power reach up to him from a forgotten time to reveal some reality long hidden? Who is this Falconer and these Arabs and what is the message they bear to Hispanics like Mauro? The reader may be surprised at this centuries-old truth.

About this title

About the Author:

Jorge Gutierrez, a bank lawyer, was born and raised in South Texas. He attended law school at the University of Texas at Austin where his research in Spanish archives led to his interest and fascination with the Hispanic connection to the Arab culture.
James K. Omiya is a second generation Japanese-American from El Paso, Texas. He is a writer and graphic designer who has lived in Texas all his adult life.

Review:

''The Falconer is a crisply written, engaging story that is easy to pick up and hard to put down!'' -- --Midwest Book Review

''Two Texans, one a Mexican American bank lawyer, the other a Japanese American writer and graphic designer, have combined their talents to write a book that seeks to identify Moslem roots in the Hispanic culture. The novel's message comes from an Arab from the middle ages, the mythical Falconer, to a Hispanic South Texas history teacher.'' -- --Books of the Southwest

About this edition

• Publisher: Sunstone Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0865341494
• ISBN 13: 9780865341494
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 174