by Juan Antonio Vallejo-Nágera · Planeta · tapa dura · ISBN 9788432055812
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«Yo, el rey» is the historical novel by Juan Antonio Vallejo-Nágera, published by Planeta in hardback (285 pages, in Spanish).
In 1808 José Bonaparte is summoned by his brother Napoleon to Bayonne, where he is required to renounce the kingdom of Naples to occupy the throne of Spain. As he prepares to govern a country he does not know, news arrives of Murat's repression in Madrid and of growing guerrilla activity. The novel shows his entry into Madrid and his progressive conviction that his good intentions will be useless, giving voice to the little-known José I.
Novel winner of the Premio Planeta in 1985. It belongs to the Autores Españoles e Hispanoamericanos collection and was followed by «Yo, el intruso».
For readers of historical fiction interested in the Spanish War of Independence and the figure of José Bonaparte.
