by Ramón J. Sender · MAGISTERIO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788426570000
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«La aventura equinoccial de Lope de Aguirre» is the historical novel by Ramón J. Sender (Magisterio, paperback, 416 pages, in Spanish).
The novel narrates the expedition of Lope de Aguirre and his men through the Amazon and the Marañón jungle in search of the mythical El Dorado. Sender portrays an Aguirre who is rebellious, resentful and ruthless, driven by the craving for riches and honor, and turns the adventure into a reflection on ambition, power and madness.
The novel was originally published in 1964. The Magisterio edition includes an introduction by Carmen Laforet.
For fans of historical fiction and stories of exploration and conquest.
Ramón José Sender Garcés was a Spanish novelist, essayist and journalist. Several of his works were translated into English by the distinguished zoologist, Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell, including Seven Red Sundays , Mr Witt Among the Rebels and The War in Spain (Contraataque). He published articles in the Valencia-based Orto magazine between 1932 and 1934. During the Spanish Civil War Sender was among the contributors of El Mono Azul, a Republican literary magazine.
