by Patrick O'Brian · Edhasa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788435017183
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The Commodore is the seventeenth installment in the Aubrey-Maturin series, written by Patrick O'Brian. In this novel, chance leads Aubrey and Maturin to sail along the African coast, a feast for Maturin's botanical interest. The plot explores the scientific advances of the time through the knowledge of fauna and flora. Jack Aubrey faces coasts he has studied on paper, but of which he has little direct knowledge, testing his talent as a navigator.
Patrick O'Brian, born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series. These sea novels are set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and centre on the friendship of the English naval captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish–Catalan physician Stephen Maturin. The 20-novel series, the first of which is Master and Commander, is known for its well-researched and highly detailed portrayal of early 19th-century life, as well as its authentic and evocative language. A partially finished 21st novel in the series was published posthumously containing facing pages of handwriting and typescript.
