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| Original Title: | El sol de Breda ISBN13 9788420483122 |
| Edition Language: | Spanish |
| Series: | Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste #3 |
| Characters: | Diego Alatriste y Tenorio, Íñigo Balboa y Aguirre, Diego Velázquez, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis of the Balbases, Carmelo Bragado, Angelica de Alquezar, Curro Garrote, Sebastian Copons, Jaime Correas |
| Setting: | Oudkerk, Breda(Netherlands) |
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Paperback | Pages: 254 pages Rating: 3.77 | 3976 Users | 185 Reviews
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| Title | : | El sol de Breda (Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste #3) |
| Author | : | Arturo Pérez-Reverte |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 254 pages |
| Published | : | January 1st 2000 by Alfaguara (first published 1998) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Adventure. European Literature. Spanish Literature |
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El sol de Breda escenifica las batallas y el asedio de la ciudad de Breda en 1625 por los Tercios españoles en Flandes. El joven vasco Íñigo de Balboa es el narrador, como siempre, pero ahora adquiere en este relato un papel más protagonista: es mochilero del tercio viejo de Cartagena, donde sirve de ayudante a su amo el capitán Alatriste, y empuña por primera vez las armas en el combate. Íñigo será, en esta aventura, testigo del sometimiento de la ciudad por las tropas españolas, y describirá años más tarde al pintor Diego Velázquez, para que los inmortalice en un famoso cuadro, los rostros de los participantes en la batalla: el general Ambrosio Spínola, un respetado guerrero con dotes de político, que abortará el conato de un motín de las tropas, hartas de pelear sin que vean recompensados sus esfuerzos con una paga que nunca llega, y que el general les adelantará de sus acaudaladas arcas o el maestre de campo Pedro de la Daga, despreciativo con sus tropas hasta la crueldad, o el dubitativo capitán Carmelo Bragado y el valiente soldado Sebastián Copons, veteranos todos de las pasadas guerras en Nápoles y camaradas del capitán Alatriste.Rating Out Of Books El sol de Breda (Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste #3)
Ratings: 3.77 From 3976 Users | 185 ReviewsEvaluation Out Of Books El sol de Breda (Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste #3)
Summer book in the vein of the Three Musketeers. I read Perez-Reverte's Purity of Blood and enjoyed it very much.I'm not as fond of the Captain Alatriste novels as I am of Perez-Reverte's other work. In fact, as I was reading this one, I was telling myself that I'd just skip the next one. Then I got to the ending, and the magnificent epilogue, which put it all in perspective.I love Perez-Reverte's erudition, the way he makes the past relevant. I enjoy his melancholy too, because he wraps it in tradition, and makes it seem not aberration, but a kind of strong national character.I can't say more about this
I love this series more and more with every book. In this adventure Captain Alatriste and young Inigo are off to war in Flanders. Inigo is well on his way to becoming a man, and though the captain is no mother hen, he has his hands full serving his duties as a soldier and watching over his charge. The father/son interaction in this installment was quite touching without being mushy at all. The way Perez-Reverte writes of war in this time and a soldier's struggle to keep his honor and his hide in
My favorite so far in the Captain Alatriste series. And a serious competition to Bernard Cornwell in his field of expertise of historical novels with great battle descriptions.The first two books in the Alatriste epic were set in Madrid at the beginning of 17 century, and were a mix of swashbuckling and cultural (literature, poetry, dramaturgy) references. The Sun Over Breda discards most of the "artist cafe" distractions in order to focus on the military campaign of Spain and its Catholic
Another great read from Perez-Reverte. Historical pulp-fiction at its finest!
Probably, the best of the first three instalments. Vibrant writing, compelling scenes and again a great depiction of how Spaniards felt in the 1600, which is more or less the same as we feel today: willing to feel proud of our nation prowess, but also incapable of doing so because of our many miseries. I really enjoyed it.
This is a good book, which tells about day-to-day life of a soldier. It shows all the specter of their life like: cooking, women, holding defense, conflicts with commend and other. Its interesting, because mostly we read about wars like historical facts, which look like statistics rather than reality, and this book is showing a life of soldier who is a patriot even though he doesnt understand what is he doing so far from home and why is he killing other people. Like in the previous books author
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