by Lorenzo Silva · Booket · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788423361427
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«Castellano» is the historical novel by Lorenzo Silva, published by Booket in paperback (416 pages, in Spanish).
Set during the revolt of the comuneros against Charles V (1521), the novel recounts the Battle of Villalar and the execution of Padilla, Bravo and Maldonado. It reflects on the decline of Castile, its image as a dominant power and the legacy of that defeat in Castilian identity, and how the author discovers his Castilian lineage through estrangement and others' rejection.
This Booket edition was published in May 2022 and includes the appendix «Ancha es Castilla. Apuntes comuneros».
A work aimed at readers of historical fiction interested in the Spain of Charles V and Castilian identity.
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Lorenzo Manuel Silva Amador is a Spanish award-winning writer. After earning a law degree at the Universidad Complutense of Madrid, he worked as a lawyer from 1992 to 2002.
