by Miguel Otero Silva · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432203503
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«Lope de Aguirre, príncipe de la libertad» is the historical novel by Miguel Otero Silva (Seix Barral, paperback, 345 pages, in Spanish).
The novel focuses on Lope de Aguirre, a Spanish conquistador who in the 16th century led a rebellion against the Crown and defied Philip II. Otero Silva turns him into an insurrectionary and prophetic figure, heralding American independence and the role of the liberators. The narrative combines dialogue, interior monologue and poetic violence.
Originally published in 1979, this edition belongs to the Biblioteca Breve collection and appears as a first edition.
A title for readers of historical fiction interested in the conquest of America and in rebellious figures of the colonial period.
Miguel Otero Silva, was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, humorist and politician. A figure of great relevance in Venezuelan literature, his literary and journalistic works related strictly to the socio-political history of Venezuela. Throughout his life he was repeatedly forced into exile. Later on, after the establishment of a democratic state in 1958, he was elected to the Venezuelan Senate.
