by Arturo Pérez-Reverte · PUNTO DE LECTURA · tapa dura · ISBN 9788466320634
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«La sombra del águila» is the historical novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, published by Punto de Lectura in hardback (144 pages, in Spanish).
A battalion of Spaniards forcibly recruited by Napoleon's army tries to desert during the 1812 Russian campaign and defect to the Russians. Napoleon, believing he sees a heroic action, orders a cavalry charge to help them, and the misunderstanding leads to an unexpected outcome. A tragicomic satire on war and anonymous heroism.
The story was published in the newspaper El País while Arturo Pérez-Reverte was covering the Bosnian conflict as a reporter. This is the third edition, published on 28 August 2007.
For readers of historical fiction and humour: a short story by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, author of the series Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste.
Spanish journalist, former war reporter and novelist, author of the Captain Alatriste saga and novels such as The Flanders Panel and The Club Dumas.
