by Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa · Planeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788408031925
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«Ícaro» is the adventure novel by Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa, published by Planeta in paperback (288 pages, in Spanish).
The novel is inspired by the real life of Jimmie Angel, pilot and hero of the First World War and aviation pioneer, famous for discovering in Venezuela the highest waterfall in the world. Action and suspense accompany a character accustomed to defying risk, in a story that celebrates the drive for self-improvement and the search for unexplored territories.
Published in 1999, it is part of Booket's Grandes Bestsellers collection. The cover subtitle is «La vida temeraria y heroica de Jimmie Angel, un pionero de la aviación».
It is aimed at readers of adventure novels and stories about historical figures and the origins of aviation.
Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa is a Spanish novelist, inventor and industrialist. His novels have sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Vázquez-Figueroa is the owner of A.V.F.S.L, a desalination company that uses a method of desalination by pressure that he invented.
