by Napoleón Baccino Ponce de León · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432246395
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«Maluco: La novela de los descubridores» is the historical novel by Napoleón Baccino Ponce de León, published by Seix Barral in paperback (316 pages, in Spanish).
The novel recreates Magellan's voyage from the perspective of Juanillo, the expedition's jester, who years later writes to the king to claim his pension and offer a version of events different from the official one. Humour and fantasy combine to show both the shadows and the feats of the Discovery enterprise.
The work won the Casa de las Américas Novel Prize in 1989 and the Latin American Narrative Prize in 1990. It belongs to the Biblioteca del Sur collection. Novels.
For readers of historical fiction and maritime adventure tales, drawn to the figure of Magellan and the first circumnavigation of the globe.
