by Hella S. Haasse · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401424212
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«Un gusto a almendras amargas» is the historical novel by Hella S. Haasse, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (216 pages, in Spanish).
In AD 414, the Roman Empire is crumbling and Emperor Honorius takes refuge in Ravenna. The novel interweaves the lives of Hadrian, a powerful Christian official; Marcus Anicius, a pagan aristocrat clinging to a fading world; and Eliezar ben Elías, a Jew shaped by his traditions and his vision of the future.
Originally published in Dutch as «Een nieuwer testament»; this Spanish edition is a translation by M. C. Bartolomé.
For readers of historical fiction interested in the late Roman Empire and characters living through the end of an era.
Hélène "Hella" Serafia Haasse was a Dutch writer, often referred to as the "Grande Dame" of Dutch literature, and whose novel Oeroeg (1948) was a staple for generations of Dutch schoolchildren. Her internationally acclaimed magnum opus is Heren van de Thee, translated to The Tea Lords. In 1988 Haasse was chosen to interview the Dutch Queen for her 50th birthday after which celebrated Dutch author Adriaan van Dis called Haasse "the Queen among authors".
