by Luis Landero · Maxi-Tusquets · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788472239395
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«Caballeros de fortuna» is the novel by Luis Landero, published by Maxi-Tusquets in paperback (328 pages, in Spanish).
An anonymous voice narrates five intertwined lives: Esteban, an innocent drawn to money; Luciano, facing an impossible love; Belmiro, a scholar overwhelmed by passions; don Julio, a merchant with political skills; and Amalia, torn between a transgressive love and a serene affection. Fate turns these lives into a tragicomedy ruled by chance.
The novel was originally published in 1994; this Maxi-Tusquets edition came out in Barcelona on March 1, 1996.
It will appeal to those who appreciate contemporary Spanish novels focused on characters and with a tragicomic tone.
Luis Landero is a Spanish writer. He was born in Alburquerque, Badajoz and made his literary debut through the 1989 novel Juegos de la edad tardía. Subsequent novels include Caballeros de fortuna (1994), El mágico aprendiz (1998), El guitarrista (2002), Hoy, Júpiter (2007), Retrato de un hombre inmaduro (2010), Absolución, El balcón en invierno (2014) and La vida negociable (2017). He has been translated into several European languages.
