by Gary Jennings · Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788817113151
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«El Azteca» is the historical novel by Gary Jennings published in 1986 by Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli in paperback (1024 pages, in Italian).
The novel follows Mixtli, an Aztec who narrates his long life, from his youth to the Spanish conquest. Through his travels and experiences, the reader learns about the customs, beliefs, flower wars and sacrifices of the Mexica empire, as well as the splendor of Tenochtitlan and the impact of Hernán Cortés's arrival.
It is the first installment of the Aztec cycle, of five volumes; the Italian edition, translated by Bruno Oddera, was published under the title «L'azteco». Winner of the Bancarella Prize.
For readers of historical fiction and adventure fiction interested in a detailed recreation of pre-Hispanic Mexico.
Gary Jennings was an American author who wrote children's and adult novels. In 1980, after the successful novel Aztec, he specialized in writing adult historical fiction novels.
