by Mika Waltari · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401561665
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«El sitio de Constantinopla» is the historical novel by Mika Waltari, published by Plaza & Janés in 1999 in paperback (476 pages, in Spanish).
Historical novel set during the siege of Constantinople. Waltari follows Johannes Angelos in a besieged city, where war intertwines with love, intrigue, and personal conflicts. The narrative combines the tension of the siege with the perspective of a protagonist living through the end of an era.
Translation by J. A. González; originally published as 'Johannes Angelos' in 1952. First volume in the 'Johannes Angelos' series and in the Historical Novel collection.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction and European literature, with an interest in the Middle Ages, sieges, and military conflicts.
Mika Toimi Waltari was a Finnish writer, best known for his best-selling novel The Egyptian. He was extremely productive; Besides his novels he also wrote poetry, short stories, crime novels, plays, essays, travel stories, film scripts, and rhymed texts for comic strips by Asmo Alho.
