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Captain alatriste is the story of a fictional 17thcentury spanish soldier who, after being wounded in battle during the thirty years war, is forced to retire from the army. It deals with the adventures of the title character, a spanish soldier and man of. The novels of arturo perezreverte have captivated readers around the. Now he lives the comparatively tame, though hardly quiet, life of a swordsmanforhire in madrid. This is the fictional story of a 17th century spanish soldier who could be hired for a price. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Book 1 of 7 in las aventuras del capitan alatriste.
The book is so captivating and the end is the most engrossing part. And so begins the story of captain alatriste, a veteran soldier of the regiment of flanders who. Captain alatriste kindle edition by arturo perezreverte, margaret. His novels include the captain alatriste series, the flanders panel, the club dumas, the fencing master, the seville communion, the nautical chart, the queen. The first actionpacked historical adventure in the internationally acclaimed captain alatriste series, featuring a spanish soldier who lives as a.
Praise for captain alatriste equipped with a quickwitted, charismatic hero and much to provoke and goad him, mr. Free shipping on due to covid19, orders may be delayed. He is a spanish novelist who spent his early days working as a journalist and war correspondent for spanish radio and television corporation, a job he did for 21 years. It is the height of spains celebrated golden century but bey. In this story alatriste and another person are hired to.
This book is the story of captain alatriste who is a swordsman and bounty hunter in madrid, spain in the early 17th century. Thank you to make this literary treasure available in spanish for those who love the castillian language. Saga las aventuras del capitan alatriste arturo perezreverte. Originally a war correspondent, he now writes fiction fulltime. Revertes long bibliography includes titles such as the flanders panel, the club dumas, the fencing master, the seville communion, the nautical chart, queen of the south and what we become.