Thrilling, suspenseful and evocative, The Seventh Gate is at once a love story, a tale of fierce heroism and a horrifying study of the Nazis' war against the disabled.
Richard Zimler was born in New York in 1956 and now resides in Porto, Portugal. His twelve novels have been translated into twenty-three languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in twelve different countries, including the United States, the UK, Australia, Brazil, Italy and Portugal. Five of his works have been nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award, the richest prize in the English-speaking world, and he has won several other accolades for his fiction across Europe and North America. The Incandescent Threads is the latest in his Sephardic Cycle, an acclaimed group of independent works that explore the lives of different branches and generations of a Portuguese-Jewish family, the Zarcos. zimler.com @RichardZimler
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Author is a multiple prize winner and nominee who has previously sold over 935,000 copies of his books worldwide.22,000 copies sold in all languages worldwide.Portuguese edition of the novel was a bestseller.Nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award.The fourth novel in the Sephardic Cycle, a group of independent works that explore the lives of different branches and generations of a Portuguese-Jewish family, the Zarcos.‘Zimler’s character development is electrifying and his plot rolls along ever faster into the depths of fear. The Seventh Gate is unforgettable!’ – New York Journal of Books‘The Seventh Gate is not only a superb thriller but an intelligent and moving novel about the heartbreaking human condition.” — Alberto Manguel, author of The Library at Night
