by Ramón J. Sender · ISBN 8020706001028
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«La aventura equinoccial de Lope de Aguirre» is the historical novel by Ramón J. Sender, published by Folio in Spanish.
The novel recounts Lope de Aguirre's expedition in search of El Dorado and the progressive collapse of the colonial enterprise, as greed and fear unleash violence among the expedition members. Sender offers a critical look at the conquest and reflects on ambition, madness and human nature.
Recommended work for readers of historical fiction interested in the conquest of America and the limits of human ambition.
Ramón José Sender Garcés was a Spanish novelist, essayist and journalist. Several of his works were translated into English by the distinguished zoologist, Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell, including Seven Red Sundays , Mr Witt Among the Rebels and The War in Spain (Contraataque). He published articles in the Valencia-based Orto magazine between 1932 and 1934. During the Spanish Civil War Sender was among the contributors of El Mono Azul, a Republican literary magazine.
