by Albert Sánchez Piñol · La Campana · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496735842
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«Victus» is the historical novel by Albert Sánchez Piñol, published by La Campana in paperback (608 pages, in Catalan).
Set during the War of the Spanish Succession, it narrates the siege and final assault on Barcelona in 1714 through Martí Zuviría, a young Barcelona native trained in military engineering. The novel gives voice both to General Villarroel and to anonymous soldiers and civilians on both sides, and covers settings such as Madrid, Toledo, Tortosa, and the battles of Brihuega and Almansa.
It belongs to the Narrativa collection and the edition includes a map, according to catalogue records. Originally published in 2012.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction and for those interested in the history of Catalonia and September 11, 1714.
Albert Sánchez Piñol is a Spanish anthropologist, non-fiction writer and novelist writing in Catalan and Spanish.
