La copista del rey Alfonso

Synopsis of La copista del rey Alfonso

«La copista del rey Alfonso» is the historical novel by Yael Guiladi, published by Planeta DeAgostini in hardcover (350 pages, in Spanish).

Set in medieval Spain after the Reconquista, the novel addresses the economic situation of the Jews, who under Alfonso X the Wise worked as translators. History, religion and culture intertwine in the plot, with a copyist as the central figure.

Published in 2003, the volume belongs to the collection «Judíos, moros y cristianos». Original title: «The Copyist of King Alfonso»; translation by Manuel Pereira.

For readers of historical fiction interested in medieval Spain and in the relations between Jews, Moors and Christians.