by John Boyne · SALAMANDRA · tapa dura · ISBN 9788498381818
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«Motín en la Bounty» is the historical novel by John Boyne, published by Salamandra in hardcover (480 pages, in Spanish).
Now retired, Captain Turnstile recalls how, as a boy with no family in Portsmouth, he shipped aboard the frigate HMS Bounty as valet to Captain William Bligh, bound for Tahiti. Young Turnstile's gaze reveals the tensions on board, the figure of Fletcher Christian and the famous mutiny, in a story of power, ambition and loyalty.
The novel was originally published as «Mutiny on the Bounty» and the Spanish translation is by Patricia Antón de Vez.
For readers of historical fiction and maritime adventure; the teenage protagonist also makes it accessible to a younger audience.
John Boyne is an Irish novelist and writer. He is the author of sixteen novels for adults, six novels for younger readers, two novellas, and one collection of short stories. Boyne's historical novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2006) received critical acclaim and was adapted into a 2008 drama film of the same name. As of 2022, the book has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 58 languages, making it one of the best-selling books of all time. A sequel, titled All the Broken Places, was published in 2022.
