by Ramón J. Sender · El País · tapa dura · ISBN 9788498152227
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«La aventura equinoccial de Lope de Aguirre» is the historical novel by Ramón J. Sender, published by El País in hardcover (415 pages, in Spanish).
The novel narrates the expedition of Lope de Aguirre, a 16th-century Spanish conquistador, in search of El Dorado. Deep in the Amazon jungle, the obsession with gold, resentment and thirst for honor transform the adventure into a descent into violence and madness, reflecting ambition and the human condition in an extreme environment.
The 2005 edition bears the indication «Novela Histórica» from El País on its cover; the catalogue classifies it under History and Literature and Fiction.
For readers interested in the history of Spain and Spanish America and in historical adventure narrative.
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.
