by Alberto S. Santos · Umbriel · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788489367791
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«La esclava de Córdoba» is the historical novel by Alberto S. Santos, published by Umbriel in paperback (448 pages, in Spanish).
Set in the Iberian Peninsula around the year 1000, it tells the story of Ouroana, a novice captured during a raid by Almanzor and sold as a slave in Córdoba. In the house of Isá she discovers Andalusian life and a love that pits her against her lineage and her Christian faith, in a setting of religious conflicts, political intrigues and cultural wealth.
Originally published in Portuguese as «A Escrava de Córdova», with translation by Joan Salvador Vergés. Part of the Umbriel historical collection.
For readers of historical fiction set in 10th-century al-Andalus, with an interest in the religious and cultural conflicts of the peninsula.
