by José Luis Olaizola · Planeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432044960
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«El Cid, el último héroe» is the historical novel by José Luis Olaizola about Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, published by Planeta in paperback (249 pp., in Spanish).
A fictionalised biography of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar: from his youth as royal standard-bearer, his victories in single combats seal his fate. The work combines fiction and historical record to portray the 11th century, with a Cid loyal to his king and family, invincible in war and a loser in court intrigues.
It is number 24 in the Memoria de la historia collection, within the Personajes series. It was first published in 1989.
For readers interested in medieval Spanish history and the figure of the Cid, with a fictionalised approach based on documented events.
José Luis Olaizola Sarriá was a Spanish writer.
