by Hella S. Haasse · Editora y Distribuidora Hispano Americana, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788435016629
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«Un gusto a almendras amargas» is the historical novel by Hella S. Haasse, published by Edhasa in paperback (192 pages, in Spanish).
In AD 417, Christianity is the official religion of the Roman Empire and paganism is persecuted. Through the magistrate Hadrian and the outlawed poet Claudius Claudianus, the plot recreates the decline of the Roman Empire, beset by barbarians, and the struggle between state power and individual freedom.
This edition is the translation of «Een nieuwer testament», originally published in Dutch in 1966, by M.C. Bartolomé and P.J. van der Paverd.
For readers of historical fiction set in late antiquity, as well as Dutch literature.
Hélène "Hella" Serafia Haasse was a Dutch writer, often referred to as the "Grande Dame" of Dutch literature, and whose novel Oeroeg (1948) was a staple for generations of Dutch schoolchildren. Her internationally acclaimed magnum opus is Heren van de Thee, translated to The Tea Lords. In 1988 Haasse was chosen to interview the Dutch Queen for her 50th birthday after which celebrated Dutch author Adriaan van Dis called Haasse "the Queen among authors".
