La piel del tambor
by Arturo Pérez-Reverteliterary work· published 1995
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The Seville Communion (Spanish: La piel del tambor, lit. 'The Drum Skin') is a 1995 thriller novel by the Spanish writer Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It follows a priest who is sent from the Vatican to Seville to investigate how a dilapidated church threatened by demolition may be connected to several mysterious deaths.
Adaptations (1)
La piel del tambor was adapted into a 2022 film.
The Man from Rome2022 · film · 116 min · dir. Sergio Dow · IMDb ↗IMDb5.214%A computer hacker penetrates Vatican security and sends an urgent anonymous plea to the pope. Handsome Father Quart, of the church's Institute of External Affairs, an arm of the Vatican intelligence, is dispatched to investigate. The message of the hacker concerns a crumbling 17th century Baroque church in the heart of Seville that apparently "kills to defend itself".
