by Arturo Pérez-Reverte · Debolsillo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466329149
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«El capitán Alatriste» is the historical adventure novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, published by Debolsillo in paperback (240 pages, in Spanish).
A veteran of the Flanders tercios earns his living as a hired swordsman in seventeenth-century Madrid. After accepting a dangerous commission, he becomes embroiled in the intrigues of a corrupt and decadent Spain, with duels, taverns where Francisco de Quevedo composes verses, and playhouses with Lope de Vega.
First installment of the series «Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste», originally published in 1996.
For lovers of swashbuckling novels set in the Golden Age; as the first installment, it serves as the starting point of the series.
Periodista, ex reportero de guerra y novelista español, autor de la saga del capitán Alatriste y de novelas como La tabla de Flandes y El club Dumas.
