by Hella S. Haasse · Editora y Distribuidora Hispano Americana, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788435016612
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«La ciudad escarlata» is the historical novel by Hella S. Haasse, published by Edhasa in paperback (512 pages, in Spanish).
Set in the Renaissance, it follows Giovanni Borgia, who after the Battle of Pavia in 1525 becomes an adviser to Pope Clement VII. Obsessed with his origins, he investigates his family's history and uncovers a web of internal hatreds, incestuous relationships and nepotism in one of the most influential dynasties of his era in Europe.
It belongs to Edhasa's Pocket collection (no. 161). It was originally published in Dutch as «De scharlaken stad» in 1952, translated by Andre Martin Kostner.
For fans of European historical fiction, especially intrigues of the papal court and the Borgias.
Hélène "Hella" Serafia Haasse was a Dutch writer, often referred to as the "Grande Dame" of Dutch literature, and whose novel Oeroeg (1948) was a staple for generations of Dutch schoolchildren. Her internationally acclaimed magnum opus is Heren van de Thee, translated to The Tea Lords. In 1988 Haasse was chosen to interview the Dutch Queen for her 50th birthday after which celebrated Dutch author Adriaan van Dis called Haasse "the Queen among authors".
