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Hombre del Río: Orellana Y El Amazonas / The Man from the River

Hombre del Río: Orellana Y El Amazonas / The Man from the River

          
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¿Quién fue Francisco de Orellana?

Un relato al más puro estilo Reverte, en el que historia, viaje y memoria se dan la mano para hilvanar un libro especial con el imponente río Amazonas como escenario.

El hombre del río es la historia de un joven que partió de su Trujillo natal hacia América sediento de aventura, fama y riqueza. Hombre de armas y letras, su audacia lo llevó a sumarse a la expedición en busca de los legendarios País de la Canela y El Dorado, logrando la excepcional hazaña de recorrer el mayor curso fluvial del mundo gracias a su aguda inteligencia y sus habilidades diplomáticas.

Mientras que muchos vieron en Orellana un traidor a su jefe Gonzalo Pizarro, Javier Reverte descubrió un personaje a la altura de héroes clásicos como Ulises, Aquiles o Héctor, por los que siempre sintió una enorme fascinación. Y en este relato se sirve de las fuentes históricas, de la narrativa de viajes y de recursos novelísticos, para ofrecernos el retrato de un hombre extraordinario en el que la ambición se funde con la curiosidad antropológica, la tolerancia o la lealtad.

«Este libro no solo tiene la intención de relatar una gran aventura, de ayudar a borrar la fama de traidor de un hombre excepcional, sino también la de trazar un retrato veraz de un conquistador diferente a todos los otros que participaron en la gigantesca tarea del Descubrimiento y la Conquista. Y es, además, el pago de la deuda que yo tenía con el curso de agua más grande de la Tierra, el Amazonas, el río de la desolación y de la desmesura, en donde Orellana perdió la vida y yo, casi». -Javier Reverte

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Who was Francisco de Orellana?

A tale in the purest Reverte style, in which history, quest, and memory shake hands to weave a special book with the imposing Amazon River as backstage.

The Man from the River is the story of a young man that left his native Trujillo for America, thirsty for adventure, fame, and wealth. As a man of arms and letters, his audacity led him to join the expedition in search for the legendary País de la Canela and El Dorado, achieving the extraordinary feat of traversing the world's greatest watercourse due to his acute intelligence and his diplomatic abilities.

While many saw Orellana as a traitor to his commander, Gonzalo Pizarro, Javier Reverte discovers a character equal to classic heroes such as Ulysses, Achilles, or Hector, for whom he always felt an enormous fascination. And in this tale, he uses historical sources, travel narrative, and novelistic resources to offer readers the portrait of an extraordinary man in whom ambition fuses with anthropological curiosity, tolerance, or loyalty.

"This book not only aims to tell a great adventure and help erase an exceptional man's stigma as traitor, but also outline a truthful picture of a conquistador different from all others who participated in the gigantic task of Discovery and Conquest. Besides, I am paying my debt to the biggest watercourse on Earth, the Amazon, river of desolation and excess, where Orellana lost his life and I almost did." --Javier Reverte


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9788401033841
  • Publisher: Prh Grupo Editorial
  • Publisher Imprint: Plaza & Janes Editores, S.A.
  • Language: Spanish
  • Returnable: Y
  • ISBN-10: 8401033845
  • Publisher Date: 21 Jan 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 288
  • Weight: 369 gr


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