Gaspar Ruiz

Synopsis of Gaspar Ruiz

«Gaspar Ruiz» is the adventure tale by Joseph Conrad, published by Astri in paperback (95 pages, in Spanish).

Gaspar Ruiz is a rebel soldier of immense strength whose bad luck makes him pass for a deserter, a man predestined to be a victim of his own strength. The story, set during the South American wars of independence against Spanish rule, portrays the human capacity for self-deception and the irony of fate.

This edition is from 2000 and belongs to the Biblioteca Literatura Universal collection; it includes a translation by A. Laurent and a foreword by Mauro Cancini. The work was originally published in 1906.

For readers of classic literature and historical adventure fiction, particularly those interested in the work of Joseph Conrad.