by Arturo Pérez-Reverte · Nueva Narrativa · tapa dura · ISBN 9788447315130
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«La sombra del águila» is a historical novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, published by Nueva Narrativa in hardback (154 pages, in Spanish).
During the Russian campaign of 1812, a battalion of Spaniards forcibly recruited by the French army tries to desert in the middle of battle. Napoleon misinterprets their advance and orders a cavalry charge that triggers a historical misunderstanding. Pérez-Reverte combines humour and tragedy in a mordant vision of war and heroism.
The novel is number 2 in RBA's Nueva Narrativa collection; the hardback edition is from 1999.
For readers of historical fiction who appreciate acid humour and satire about war.
Spanish journalist, former war reporter and novelist, author of the Captain Alatriste saga and novels such as The Flanders Panel and The Club Dumas.
