by Robert Graves · Folio · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788441321663
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«Las islas de la imprudencia» is the historical novel by Robert Graves, published by Folio in paperback (357 pages, in Spanish).
Set in the 16th century, it recounts the risky explorations of General Álvaro de Mendaña from Peru towards the Philippines and other mythical Pacific islands. After his death, his widow, Isabel Barreto, takes command of the fleet and proves her ability to govern men and ships until completing the voyage.
It is part of the collection «La historia de España novela a novela» as number 10. It was published on July 9, 2006.
Suitable for readers of historical fiction and literature, with an interest in Spanish expansion across the Pacific during the 16th century.
Robert Ranke Graves, whose second name is sometimes given as von Ranke, was an English poet, novelist and critic. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves, a celebrated Irish poet and figure in the Gaelic revival; they were both Celticists and students of Irish mythology.
