by Tim Severin · LA FACTORÍA DE IDEAS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498004441
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«Corsario» is the historical adventure novel by Tim Severin, published by La Factoría de Ideas in paperback (352 pages, in Spanish).
In 1677, young Irishman Hector Lynch is captured by Barbary corsairs and sold as a slave in Algiers. With the help of Dan, a Miskito Indian, he manages to survive in a hostile world and discovers that slaves converted to Islam can obtain freedom. He needs to escape to rescue his sister Elisabeth, also kidnapped.
First novel in the Hector Lynch series; part of the Best seller collection (volume 27).
For readers of historical fiction and maritime adventure, with an interest in Barbary privateering and captivity in Algiers.
Timothy Severin was a British explorer, historian, and writer. Severin was noted for his work in retracing the legendary journeys of historical figures. Severin was awarded both the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society and the Livingstone Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. He received the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award for his 1982 book The Sindbad Voyage.
