by Hella S. Haasse · Plaza & Janes Editores, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401561535
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«Un gusto a almendras amargas» is the historical novel by Hella S. Haasse, published by Plaza & Janés Editores in paperback (208 pages, in Spanish).
The year is 414 AD, and the Roman Empire, threatened by barbarian hordes, is nearing its end. In Ravenna, Emperor Honorius, the Christian prefect Hadrian, the pagan aristocrat Marcus Anicius, and the Jew Eliezar ben Elijah embody different ways of understanding faith, tradition, and the future in a crumbling world.
This Spanish edition is from 1996. The work was originally published in 1966 under the title «Een nieuwer testament».
For readers of historical fiction and fiction about the decline of the Roman Empire and the clash of traditions.
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".
