by José Manuel Fajardo · Editora y Distribuidora Hispano Americana, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788435062510
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«El converso» is the historical adventure novel by José Manuel Fajardo, published by Edhasa in hardback (512 pages, in Spanish).
Set in the 17th century, it tells the epic of Cristóbal Mendieta, a Jewish convert of Spanish descent, and Thomas Bird, a sailor born in the Caribbean, who meet in a tavern in Havana in 1622 and decide to travel to Europe. Their chance adventures take them through North America, Africa, Madrid and Flanders, painting a panorama of Spain's Golden Age.
The full title is «El converso: En los mares del siglo XVII la libertad viajaba bajo bandera pirata», within the Narrativas Históricas collection.
Recommended for readers of historical adventure fiction who appreciate the balance between historical rigour and agile storytelling.
