by Hella S. Haasse · Planeta DeAgostini · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788439584209
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«El bosque de la larga espera» is the historical novel by Hella S. Haasse, published by Planeta DeAgostini in paperback (551 pages, in Spanish).
In fifteenth-century France, Charles of Orléans, a nobleman more fond of letters than of arms, inherits the leadership of his house after the murder of his father, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War. Taken prisoner in battle, he spends twenty-five years captive in England, where he composes melancholy poetry for which he will be remembered.
It was originally published in 1949 as «Het woud der verwachting»; this Spanish edition appeared in 2000.
For readers of medieval historical fiction and for those seeking a classic of Dutch literature.
Hélène "Hella" Serafia Haasse was a Dutch writer, often referred to as the "Grande Dame" of Dutch literature, and whose novel Oeroeg (1948) was a staple for generations of Dutch schoolchildren. Her internationally acclaimed magnum opus is Heren van de Thee, translated to The Tea Lords. In 1988 Haasse was chosen to interview the Dutch Queen for her 50th birthday after which celebrated Dutch author Adriaan van Dis called Haasse "the Queen among authors".
