by Arturo Pérez-Reverte · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420483535
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«El capitán Alatriste» is the historical novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, published by Alfaguara in paperback (248 pages, in Spanish).
Diego Alatriste, a veteran of the Flanders tercios, earns his living as a hired swordsman in seventeenth-century Madrid. A dangerous commission drags him into the intrigues of a corrupt and decadent court, with ambushes in dark alleys, sword duels, and taverns frequented by Francisco de Quevedo.
It is the first installment of the series «Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste». This edition, with flaps, was published in 1996.
For readers of historical fiction, from around 12 years old, interested in seventeenth-century Spain.
Spanish journalist, former war reporter and novelist, author of the Captain Alatriste saga and novels such as The Flanders Panel and The Club Dumas.
