by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester · Planeta · tapa dura · ISBN 9788408013020
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«Crónica del rey pasmado» is the historical novel by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, published by Planeta in hardback (192 pages, in Spanish).
Set in the court of Philip IV, the novel revolves around the king's unusual desire to see his wife naked and the reactions it provokes among the courtiers. With irony and humour, Torrente Ballester portrays the customs of the era and turns the episode into a satire of palace life and seventeenth-century mentality.
The hardback edition was published by Planeta in 1994 and consists of 192 pages, measuring 13 x 21 cm.
Readers of historical fiction and Spanish literature who enjoy courtly satire and Torrente Ballester's irony.
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester was a Spanish writer associated with the Generation of '36 movement.
