Captain Alatriste

Perez-Reverte, Arturo

ISBN 10 : 0143057642 ISBN 13 : 9780143057642

Editeur : Penguin Group USA, 2005

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

Perez-Reverte is very good at evoking the atmosphere of a teeming, corrupt and jaded Madrid...He is also superb at the precisely choreographed sword fights... (Toby Clements TELEGRAPH (23.7.05))

'A powerful cross between Zorro and D'Artagnan...this should be massive'. (THE BOOKSELLER (8.4.05))

...relaxed literary fun with pastiches of the verified combat of poets in rumbustious alehouses, and walk-on parts for such luminaries as Lope de Vega...a very high class entertainment. (Steven Poole THE GUARDIAN (30.7.05))

If it's swashbuckling escapism that you crave lounging beside the pool, Captain Alatriste is your man. A hired blade in 17th- century Spain, he cuts between an underworld peopled by pirates, assassins and smugglers, and a Royal Court that's abuzz with perilous plots. Trailing him is Inigo Balboa, his page and our narrator, who relates with relish the captain's sword-slinging adventures. (Hephzibah Anderson BLOOMBERG.COM)

There are all the elements required for a stirring and elegantly written adventure, including a lively collection of characters whom I look forward to meeting again. (Susanna Yager SUNDAY TELEGRAPH (14.8.05))

Splendid swashbuckler set in 1620 Madrid...Rousing adventure recounted with relish by young Inigo, the captain's page, whose knowledge of troubles yet to come gives his narrative both depth and poignancy. Alatriste's adventures have already sold millions on the Continent and this is the first of five to be published here. Warmly recommended. Escapism to stir the heart. (LITERARY REVIEW (October 2005))

A tale as timeless as an Errol Flynn movie. (GOOD BOOK GUIDE)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The novels of Arturo Pérez-Reverte have captivated readers around the world and earned him a reputation as “the master of the intellectual thriller” ( Chicago Tribune). His books have been published in fifty countries. Now, beginning with Captain Alatriste, comes Pérez-Reverte’s most stunning creation to date: a riveting series featuring the adventures of an iconic hero.

Captain Alatriste is the story of a fictional seventeenth-century Spanish soldier who lives as a swordsman-for-hire in Madrid. Needing gold to pay off his debts, Alatriste and another hired blade are paid to ambush two travelers, stage a robbery, and give the travelers a fright. “No blood,” they are told.

Then a mysterious stranger enters to clarify the job: he increases the pay, and tells Alatriste that, instead, he must murder the two travelers. When the attack unfolds, Alatriste realizes that these aren’t ordinary travelers, and what happens next is only the first in a riveting series of twists and turns, with implications that will reverberate throughout the courts of Europe.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Group USA
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0143057642
• ISBN 13: 9780143057642
• Reliure: CD