by Baltasar Porcel · Planeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788408037965
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«El Emperador o El ojo del ciclón» is the historical novel by Baltasar Porcel, published by Planeta in 2001 in paperback, with 252 pages, in Spanish.
Based on a real event: thousands of Napoleonic prisoners confined on the island of Cabrera, considered one of the first concentration camps and a scene of cannibalism. In this setting, the ambiguous Gérard de Fleury embodies the ambition of the era, blending fictional testimonies and real figures such as Tocqueville or Napoleon.
Originally written in Catalan as «L'emperador o l'ull del vent», the novel was recognized with the Premi Ramon Llull (2001) and the Lletra d'Or and Crítica Serra d'Or de Novel·la awards (2002).
For readers of historical fiction and literary fiction, especially those seeking plots based on little-known episodes of the Napoleonic Wars.
Baltasar Porcel i Pujol was a Spanish writer, journalist and literary critic. His enormous legacy credited him as one of the greatest authors in Catalan literature from the 20th century.
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