by Carmen Boullosa · Siruela · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788478448302
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«La otra mano de Lepanto» is the historical novel by Carmen Boullosa, published by Siruela in paperback (472 pages, in Spanish).
In the Spain of Philip II, the young gypsy girl María, separated from her father, is taken in by Moriscos who educate her and train her in swordsmanship. They entrust her with carrying some apocryphal gospels to Famagusta, and her journey takes her from Granada to Algiers and Naples, amid adventures and an impossible love, to the Battle of Lepanto, where her fate crosses with Miguel de Cervantes.
Number 48 of the Nuevos Tiempos collection. First edition published in Madrid in 2005.
For readers of historical fiction and contemporary narrative interested in the 16th century and in recreations of Cervantine characters.
Carmen Boullosa is a Mexican poet, novelist and playwright. Her work focuses on the issues of feminism and gender roles within a Latin American context. It has been praised by a number of writers, including Carlos Fuentes, Alma Guillermoprieto, Roberto Bolaño and Elena Poniatowska, as well as publications such as Publishers Weekly.
