Azteca (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Gary Jennings (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 840803362X | ISBN-13: 978-8408033622 | Publication Date: January 1, 1999

El estremecedor relato de Juan Damasceno, un azteca antes llamado Mixtili que en tiempos de Hernan Cortes vive a medio camino entre las tradiciones de su raza y de su gente y las que imponen los conquistadores espanoles Una fascinante novela que narra, a traves de la voz de un indio, el choque entre dos mundos opuestos: la misteriosa cultura de la America precolombina y las desmesuradas ambiciones de un imperio en el que jamas podia ponerse el sol.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 880 pages
• Publisher: Editorial Planeta, S.A. (Barcelona) (January 1, 1999)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 840803362X
• ISBN-13: 978-8408033622
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.9 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,556,362 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute classic, September 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Azteca (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover)

A book that every person who has any connection to Mexico should read. A captivating historical novel about the conquest of New Spain, written from a native's point of view. Gives a person pride about his or her Mexican heritage. Lots of adventure, sex, violence, fantastic descriptions, engaging characters. My Mexican husband read it in Spanish and I (Irish-American) read it in English 18 years ago and we were both absolutely mesmerized and captivated by this book. 14 years later our teenage son read it and also said it was one of the best books he had ever read, and recently our 18 year old daughter read it and had the same reaction. I ordered two hardcopies so that each of my kids will have one to keep and hand down. The only other book that I have done this with is Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt, which gave me the same feeling about my Irish Catholic roots.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Una obra maestra sobre la cultura pre-hispanica, August 29, 2001

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Javier Leyva (Tijuana, Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Azteca (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

En esta obra maestra de Garry Jennings, el leector es transportado al mundo de la mesoamerica, en una obra que pagina tras pagina te absorve, captiva y depicta de una manera tan elocuente y grafica que no solo se imagina, pero se transporta al leector a un mundo desaparecido, oculto, que ahora solo vive como parte del paisaje mexicano, esta novela abre la grandeza, gloria y caida de la cultura azteca, y la expone en una obra de arte que no debe de faltar en la biblioteca de ningun mexicano.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelso, March 4, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Azteca (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

Realmente es una extraordinaria novela de Gary Jenninigs donde mediante la historia de Mixtli, nos transporta al fascinante mundo de los aztecas relatandono las costumbres e ideologías de esta cultura, de una manera ligera. Realmente no me costo mucho leer las más de 800 páginas que tiene este libro el mejor libro que he leido.