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| Original Title: | El Capitán Alatriste |
| ISBN: | 0452287111 (ISBN13: 9780452287112) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste #1 |
| Characters: | George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Martin Saldaña, Gualterio Malatesta, Diego Alatriste y Tenorio, Íñigo Balboa y Aguirre, Luis de Alquezar, Angelica de Alquezar, Caridad La Lebrijana, Emilio Bocanegra, Don Francisco de Quevedo, Juan Vicuna, Bartolo Cagafuegos, Gaspar di Guzman, Avvocato Calzas, Perez, Guercio Fadrigue, Carlo Principe di Galles |
| Setting: | Spain |
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Paperback | Pages: 253 pages Rating: 3.69 | 11531 Users | 742 Reviews
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"It is the height of Spain's celebrated golden century - but beyond the walls of the Royal Palace there is little on the streets of Madrid that glitters. The Invincible Armada has been defeated. The shadow of the Inquisition looms large. And the Thirty Years' War rages on in Flanders. When a courageous soldier of this war, Captain Diego Alatriste, is forced to retire after being wounded in battle, he returns home to live the comparatively tame - though hardly quiet - life of a swordsman-for-hire. In this dangerous city where a thrust of steel settles all matters, there is no stronger blade than Alatriste's." The captain is approached with an offer of work that involves giving a scare to some strangers soon to arrive in Madrid. But on the night of the attack, it becomes clear that these aren't ordinary travelers - and that someone is out for their blood. What happens next is the first in a series of riveting twists, with implications that will reverberate throughout the courts of Europe"No era el hombre más honesto ni el más piadoso, pero era un hombre valiente"... Con estas palabras empieza El capitán Alatriste, la historia de un soldado veterano de los tercios de Flandes que malvive como espadachín a sueldo en el Madrid del siglo XVII. Sus aventuras peligrosas y apasionantes nos sumergen sin aliento en las intrigas de la Corte de una España corrupta y en decadencia, las emboscadas en callejones oscuros entre el brillo de dos aceros, las tabernas donde Francisco de Quevedo compone sonetos entre pendencias y botellas de vino, o los corrales de comedias donde las representaciones de Lope de Vega terminan a cuchilladas. Todo ello de la mano de personajes entrañables o fascinantes: el joven Íñigo Balboa, el implacable inquisidor fray Emilio Bocanegra, el peligroso asesino Gualterio Malatesta, o el diabólico secretario del rey, Luis de Alquézar. Acción, historia y aventura se dan cita en estas páginas inolvidables.
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| Title | : | Captain Alatriste (Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste #1) |
| Author | : | Arturo Pérez-Reverte |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 253 pages |
| Published | : | December 27th 2005 by Plume (first published January 2nd 1996) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Adventure. Cultural. Spain. European Literature. Spanish Literature. Mystery |
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Ratings: 3.69 From 11531 Users | 742 ReviewsAppraise Regarding Books Captain Alatriste (Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste #1)
"He was not the most honest or pious of men, but he was courageous. His name was Diego Alatriste y Tenorio, and he fought in the ranks during the Flemish wars. When I met him he was barely making ends meet in Madrid, hiring himself out for four maravedis in employ of little glory, often as a swordsman for those who had neither the skill nor the daring to settle their own quarrels. You know the sort I mean: a cuckolded husband here, outstanding gambling debts there, a petty lawsuit orThis wasn't bad. The problem is, once you've read the likes of Captain Blood other adventure tales pale in comparison.
You're in Madrid. But the adventure here seems sorta like a half adventure. Indeed, has a minor climax & is like very sustained though brisk foreplay. It's too short to be miraculous, though it will inevitably leave you wanting more. (So, simply a great literary hook!)
Translated by Margaret Peden. Set in the 1620s, this historical novel centers on the titular soldier, a melancholy man wounded in Flanders and now haunting Madrid as a sword for hire. Hired by two masked men, who are clearly powerful officials, with the backing of a much-feared Inquisitor, Alatriste is charged with killing two English travelers. Sensing something wrong, he lets them live, only to find out later it is the Duke of Buckingham and Prince Charles, attempting to secure the princes
Another one I need to re-read sooner rather than later.
The first in a series by one of Spain's best-known contemporary novelists, this slim book chronicles the adventures of a Spanish soldier down on his luck in 1620s Madrid. Like other veterans of Spain's wars in Flanders, Alatriste survives as a bodyguard- or assassin-for-hire during the reign of Philip IV, following his own code of honor. Beautifully translated by Margaret Sayers Peden, the book is a rousing account of court intrigues, love affairs, swordplay, and international rivalries
Short and elegant : a worthy addition to the panoply of memorable swashbucklers and a promising start of a long historical epic. The plot is simple, and the action scenes relatively few. The strong points are the recreation of the Madrid society around 1620 and the evocative language. The story alternates between first person narration by the young page Inigo Balboa and third person view. I wish I was fluent in Spanish and could read this in the original , especially the poems. Captain Diego
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