by Antonio Martínez Menchén · Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420444611
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«Con el viento en las velas» is the young adult adventure novel by Antonio Martínez Menchén, published by Alfaguara in paperback (176 pages, in Spanish).
At the beginning of the 18th century, young Andalusian Guzmán, after his father's death and fleeing his stepmother, stows away on a Portuguese slave ship. From then on, his life on the high seas unfolds among slavers and pirates, with harsh and dangerous episodes that push him to make decisive choices for his fate.
The work belongs to the Serie roja collection of Ediciones Alfaguara, within its Alfaguara Juvenil line, and was originally published in 1997.
For young readers who enjoy historical adventure novels and stories of the sea, pirates, and voyages.
Antonio Martínez Menchén was a Spanish writer. He is best known for his work in children's literature. He began his career under editor Carlos Barral with the publications of Cinco Variaciones (1963) and Las Tapias (1968). He is most widely known for his children's book La espada y la rosa (1993). He was the father of poet Carlos Martínez Aguirre and brother of writer Andrés Sorel. Menchén was born in Linares, Jaén in 1930, and died on 7 January 2022, at the age of 91.
