by Mayra Montero · Tusquets Editores S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483838174
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«El caballero de San Petersburgo» is the historical novel by Mayra Montero, published by Tusquets Editores S.A. in paperback (256 pages, in Spanish).
At the end of the 18th century, young Creole woman Antonia de Salis lives in Crimea with her cousin Teresa when they meet the Spanish-American military man Francisco de Miranda, a precursor of colonial independence. Fascinated by his charisma, Antonia follows him to St Petersburg, where Miranda is pursued by a Spanish diplomat. Thirty years later, a sick and forgotten Miranda receives care in the prison of La Carraca, in Cádiz, from a mysterious woman who recalls those Russian adventures.
It belongs to the Andanzas collection, number 825. It is based on real events and set in the Europe of the Ancien Régime and the America of Independence.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction and tales of love and adventure with real figures from the American independence struggle.
Mayra Montero is a well-known Cuban-Puerto Rican writer.
