by Jean-Jacques Antier · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496748194
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«El marinero de Vasco da Gama» is the historical adventure novel by Jean-Jacques Antier, published by Maeva in paperback, 307 pages.
In 1497 Lisbon, a young man condemned to death gambles on the king's pardon by embarking with Vasco da Gama in search of a new sea route to India. The novel, based on the explorer's navigation log, weaves adventure with a love story and reconstructs the discovery of southern Africa and India.
Translated by Laura Brasó from the French original Le sixième condamné de l'esperance, this work was published in 2007 in the Nueva historia collection.
For readers of historical and adventure fiction, especially those who enjoy 15th-century maritime expeditions.
Jean-Jacques Louis Antier was a French journalist. He worked in for various publications such as Paris Normandie and Cols bleus. Antier authored a number of books on naval and maritime History. He also published a number of biographies, novels and spirituality books under the pseudonym Jean-Jacques. Antier died in Tunisia on 1 January 2023, at the age of 94.
