by Valerio Manfredi · Alianza · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788420634890
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«Talos de Esparta» is the historical novel by Valerio Manfredi, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (384 pages, in Spanish).
In ancient Sparta, Aristarcos, a Spartan nobleman, abandons his second son, Talos, weak and sickly, on Mount Taigeto as tradition demands. An old helot rescues him and raises him in the beliefs of his enslaved people. Years later, Talos returns to his origins to fulfill a mission that seems dictated by the gods.
Published in 2000, it belongs to the El Libro de Bolsillo - Literatura collection of Alianza Editorial (no. 5559). Translation by Celia Filipetto Isicato.
For readers of historical fiction, interested in ancient Greece and in legends of heroes marked by destiny.
Valerio Massimo Manfredi is an Italian historian, writer, essayist, archaeologist and journalist.
