by Andrea Barrett · Punto de Lectura S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466316408
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«El viaje del Narwhal» is the historical adventure novel by Andrea Barrett, published by Punto de Lectura S.L. in paperback (576 pages, in Spanish).
In 1855, a group of explorers and scientists sets sail aboard the Narwhal for the Arctic, driven by the ambition to map an unknown territory. The novel alternates the harshness of the expedition with the waiting of the women left at home, and portrays a Victorian society obsessed with ordering and classifying the world.
Originally published as «Voyage of the Narwhal» in 1998, the Spanish edition dates from 2005 and features a translation by M. Jesús Asensio Tudela and África del Valle Rivero.
Aimed at readers of historical and adventure fiction, with an interest in polar expeditions and the portrayal of Victorian society.
