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Limpieza de sangre / Purity of Blood (Aventuras del Capitan Alatriste) (Spanish Edition) (Aventuras del Capitan Alatriste (Punto de Lectura)) [Paperback]

Arturo Pérez-Reverte (Author)
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Aventuras del Capitan Alatriste (Punto de Lectura) October 15, 2009
In this second part, a woman has been found strangled in front of a local church. On her lap, a bag full of coins and a note For masses for her soul is found. In a nearby convent for young society ladies, the chaplain is having unconventional encounters with his novices. Captain Alatriste will soon discover how these two facts are connected by an entangled net of power, faith, and death.

A punto de incorporarse a su antiguo tercio en Flandes, Diego Alatriste se ve envuelto por mediacion de su amigo don Francisco de Quevedo en otra peligrosa aventura. Una mujer ha aparecido estrangulada en una silla de manos frente a ala iglesia de San Gines, con una bolsa de dinero y una nota manuscrita: Para misas por su alma. El enigma se complica con los sucesos misteriosos que ocurren tras las paredes de un convento, cuando Alatriste escontratado para rescatar de alli a una joven novicia.


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Text: Spanish --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Another adventure in this novel written originally in Spanish of Capt. Alatriste/ --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Punto de Lectura (October 15, 2009)
  • Language: Spanish
  • ISBN-10: 8466320547
  • ISBN-13: 978-8466320542
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.9 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #400,286 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Second installment in the Alatriste series., March 31, 2000
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This is the second book in the Capitán Alatriste series, a sequel to "El Capitán Alatriste" (a.k.a. "Un asunto de honor") and preceding "El sol de Breda". It tells of Alatriste's new adventure in XVII century Spain. Whereas the first book in the series was relatively light-hearted, this second book dwelves on one of the darkest episodes of Spanish history, the Inquisition, and is a deep but very entertaining exploration of the darkest corners in Spanish character. However, this is only a part of what goes on in this book. There's also quite a bit of swashbuckling adventure, romance, and mistery. The action is tightly plotted, and some historical figures make brief cameos. The author has put a lot of care in using a language that's not too modern for the story but that isn't academic, either. No wonder Arturo Pérez Reverte is the best selling writting in contemporary Spain. His flair for intelligent and entertaining novels makes him a sure winner.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sentirse espadachín, July 24, 2000
Cuando termié de leer esta libro descubrí que era el segundo de una serie. Sin perder tiempo busqué el primero (Las aventuras del Capitán Alatriste) y me lo devoré en cuestión de horas. Si bien es cierto que se puede leer sin haber leído el primero, es mucho más sabroso leerlo con la información entregada en la primera parte. Iñigo Balboa,un jovencito que llegará a ser escudero de Alatriste, será quien nos narre lo que pasa: con su óptica de niño que se hace hombre, de cómplice de un extraordinario soldado que no tiene pares con la espada, pero que por honor desafía a un hombre de poder, a inquisidores. Iñigo se verá en un fuerte aprieto del cual sólo Alatriste es capaz de salvarlo.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Into the Heart of More Adventure!, May 13, 2001
Each book builds more suspense than the previous one read. "Limpieza de sangre" depicts milestone features about life in Spain in the first quarter of the 17th century. Without digressing too much into the social and political quagmires affecting the court of Phillip IV and his infamous, yet resourceful, prime minister Conde Duque de Olivares, Mr. Perez-Reverte's pen takes us to another nail-biting plot involving the Spanish Inquisition. His narrative is once again meticulously labored and his characters are produced quite graphically. His sense of detail is both powerful and realistic.
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