by Carlos Blanco · Siglo XXI de España Editores, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788432312298
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«El oficio de rey» is the historical novel by Carlos Blanco, published by Siglo XXI de España Editores in hardback (153 pages, in Spanish).
The narrative approaches the figure of Philip II through a novelized script. The story focuses on the monarch's duality, caught between his role as king and his facet as father, and on the stormy relationship with his son, Prince Don Carlos of Austria, with court events and reason of state as a backdrop.
The first edition was published on 1 February 2006. The copy weighs 220 grams and its ISBN-13 is 9788432312298.
For readers interested in historical fiction and the figure of Philip II, as well as contemporary Spanish fiction.
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