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Victus
The Fall of Barcelona, a Novel
Buch von Albert Sanchez Pinol (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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In this sweeping tale of heroism, treason, war, love, and regret, Albert Sánchez Piñol breathes new life into the infamous siege of a legendary city.

At the turn of the eighteenth century a dark cloud looms over Spain. Her "bewitched" ruler dies without a clear successor, pitting two of Europe's most powerful kings against each other for control of the crown. Caught in the crosshairs of war, the Catalonian state finds herself in a bloody contest for independence. Abandoned by their allies and outnumbered tenfold, the defiant and ill-equipped citizens of Barcelona defend their homeland with vicious determination.

Martí Zuviría, an accomplished military engineer and tactician with the power to change history, leads the defense against the Bourbons, but he is torn between his loyalties and his purse. Politically ambitious yet morally weak, Martí fights on both sides of the long War of the Spanish Succession, carefully navigating a sea of Machiavellian intrigue and betraying the city he was commended to keep.

Rich in color and characters, abundant in epic battles, and illustrated with stunning portraits of war, Victus is a magnificent literary achievement that is destined to become classic.

In this sweeping tale of heroism, treason, war, love, and regret, Albert Sánchez Piñol breathes new life into the infamous siege of a legendary city.

At the turn of the eighteenth century a dark cloud looms over Spain. Her "bewitched" ruler dies without a clear successor, pitting two of Europe's most powerful kings against each other for control of the crown. Caught in the crosshairs of war, the Catalonian state finds herself in a bloody contest for independence. Abandoned by their allies and outnumbered tenfold, the defiant and ill-equipped citizens of Barcelona defend their homeland with vicious determination.

Martí Zuviría, an accomplished military engineer and tactician with the power to change history, leads the defense against the Bourbons, but he is torn between his loyalties and his purse. Politically ambitious yet morally weak, Martí fights on both sides of the long War of the Spanish Succession, carefully navigating a sea of Machiavellian intrigue and betraying the city he was commended to keep.

Rich in color and characters, abundant in epic battles, and illustrated with stunning portraits of war, Victus is a magnificent literary achievement that is destined to become classic.

Über den Autor

Albert Sánchez Piñol is a bestselling international author. His books have been translated into thirty-seven languages worldwide. He is an anthropologist by training and a writer by profession, and his works are well researched and historically illuminating. Victus is his fourth novel. He lives in Barcelona, Spain.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 560
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780062323965
ISBN-10: 0062323962
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Pinol, Albert Sanchez
Hahn, Daniel
Bunstead, Thomas
Hersteller: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Maße: 228 x 151 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Albert Sanchez Pinol (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.10.2014
Gewicht: 0,447 kg
preigu-id: 105474000
Über den Autor

Albert Sánchez Piñol is a bestselling international author. His books have been translated into thirty-seven languages worldwide. He is an anthropologist by training and a writer by profession, and his works are well researched and historically illuminating. Victus is his fourth novel. He lives in Barcelona, Spain.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 560
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780062323965
ISBN-10: 0062323962
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Pinol, Albert Sanchez
Hahn, Daniel
Bunstead, Thomas
Hersteller: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Maße: 228 x 151 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Albert Sanchez Pinol (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.10.2014
Gewicht: 0,447 kg
preigu-id: 105474000
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