by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester · Planeta · tapa dura · ISBN 9788432068201
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«Crónica del rey pasmado» is the historical novel by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, published by Planeta in 1989 in hardcover (230 pages, in Spanish).
In the court of Philip IV, a king wants to see the queen naked, a whim that scandalizes the court and pits friars, moralists and inquisitors against one another. The intrigue involves a royal favorite, a Portuguese Jesuit, a courtesan and a convent's mother superior, in a chronicle narrated with irony, sly humor and picaresque grace.
It belongs to Planeta's Colección Autores Españoles e Hispanoamericanos.
It will appeal to readers of historical fiction and Spanish narrative, particularly those seeking a humorous tone.
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester was a Spanish writer associated with the Generation of '36 movement.
