by Jesús Fernández Santos · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401380020
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«Cabrera» is the historical novel by Jesús Fernández Santos, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (246 pages, in Spanish).
The novel is set on the Balearic island of Cabrera, turned during the Spanish War of Independence into an improvised concentration camp for the Napoleonic troops defeated at Bailén. Among soldiers and camp followers, the narrative portrays the struggle to survive and regain freedom in a hostile enclave, with echoes of the picaresque and contemporary testimonies.
Originally published in 1981, the novel is part of the Plaza & Janés Literaria collection.
For readers of historical fiction interested in the Spanish War of Independence and the lesser-known episodes of the Napoleonic conflict.
