by Mika Waltari · Editora y Distribuidora Hispano Americana, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788435005944
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«El sitio de Constantinopla» is the historical novel by Mika Waltari, published by Edhasa in hardcover (380 pages, in Spanish).
In the spring of 1453 the Ottomans assault Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Among its defenders stands out Giovanni Angelos, an enigmatic warrior, feared and admired by the imperial court. The fall of a civilization serves as the backdrop to his love for Ana, daughter of the megaduke Lucas Notara.
It belongs to the Narrativas Históricas collection. It is the first installment of the Johannes Angelos series. It was originally published in 1952 under the title «Johannes Angelos». Translator: González Cofreces.
A novel for readers of historical fiction interested in the Byzantine Empire and the classics of Mika Waltari.
Mika Toimi Waltari was a Finnish writer, best known for his best-selling novel The Egyptian. He was extremely productive; Besides his novels he also wrote poetry, short stories, crime novels, plays, essays, travel stories, film scripts, and rhymed texts for comic strips by Asmo Alho.
