Sandokan (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Emilio Salgari (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1998

La comparacion entre la vida de Emilio Salgari (1862-1911) y Julio Verne es constante. A Emilio Salgari se le ha llamado el Verne Italiano porque ambos han sido admirados y queridos por las generaciones de jovenes del siglo XX. Escribio novelas de aventuras donde expresa un gran amor por el mar, al que solo visito una vez. Describio con gran imaginacion y agilidad regiones que resultaban lejanas para el, como Malasia, Mexico, africa. El corsario negro, La reina de los canibales, La venganza, Honorato de Wan Guld, son algunas de las muchas novelas que escribio. Sandokan es sin duda una novela que apasionara a los jovenes.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Emilio Salgari, Nacio en Verona, el 21 de agosto de 1862. Su padre era comerciante en telas. En su ciudad natal paso la infancia y la adolescencia y llevo a cabo sus primeros estudios. Segun el mismo confeso mas tarde, fue un pesimo estudiante . A los diecisiete anos, llevado por su pasion por el mar se traslado a Venecia y se inscribio en el Instituto Tecnico y Naval; pero en 1881 interrumpio los cursos que debieron convertirlo en Capitan de navio. De ese mismo ano data el unico viaje por mar que Salgari realizo en su vida: una corta travesia lo llevo de Venecia a Brindisi y viceversa, tocando ocasionalmente algun pequeno puerto de la Dalmacia. Finalmente obtuvo un puesto modestisimo como cronista, o algo por el estilo, en el periodico La Arena pensando, de seguro, que el ambiente periodistico favoreceria su secreta ambicion de afirmarse como escritor. Hacia tiempo que Emilio habia empezado a escribir algun cuento, alguna poesia simplemente como aficionado. Fue por esa epoca que sostuvo un duelo con un colaborador de otro diario, el cual, como por otra parte lo habia hecho la mayoria de sus paisanos, se habia burlado de la mania de verones de hacerse pasar por capitan. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Santillana USA Pub Co Inc; Spanish edition (May 1998)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 842045706X
• ISBN-13: 978-8420457062
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,832,537 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A pity that english-speaking people don't read this, September 24, 2000

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Guillermo Maynez (Mexico, Distrito Federal Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sandokan (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

I give this book five stars in its genre. Salgari was one of the best writers of adventure in its purest form. His tens of books depict swashbuckling adventures all over the world: in Malaysia and Indonesia; in the Caribbean, in Canada and New England, in the Far West (cowboys vs. indians), etc. Of all his books, the Sandokan series is the most famous, justifiedly. Sandokan is the owner of an island, Mompracem, which serves as his base of operations against the evil european occupiers of the islands. Of course, Sandokan is not bad, he's social rebel. So what, the important thing about this book and the rest of the series is the fact that you get into a different world, rolling around the archipelago on pirate ships, attending exciting battles on the sea, rescuing beauties from the hands of bad guys, getting lost in enormous jungles, escaping from tigers, living to the top. I definitely don't understand why it is so difficult to find Salgari's works in English. Lucky I'm Mexican and it is pretty easy to find unexpensive editions of all his works. I grew up fighting my way around in every corner of the world, thanks to Verne, Salgari and others. It is wonderful to be a kid and have this kind of experiences, through reading. Absolutely recommended, as other reviewers have said, for kids of all ages.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Salgari, an unjustly forgotten classic., July 14, 2000

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Maria Barrera - See all my reviews

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

Emilio Salgari wrote at least ninety books of adventures. It is astonishing that none of those works is currently avaliable in English, taking in account the quality of his books and how many fans they have over the world.

The Sandokan series is probably the most known of the series written by Salgari. The story of the pirate Sandokan, his loyal lieutenant Yanez and his beloved Mariana has all the magic of a love tale blending in a full action plot, plenty of surprises. The personages are lovable, complex, unforgettable. If you like this book you will probably love the rest of Salgari's works, specially the Lion of Damasco series, another action-packed wonder.

When I was a child Salgari's 'Capitan Storm' was avaliable in my country only in partial version. Twenty years after, I looked for a complete version in a travel to Italy, found and enjoyed reading it. I would always recommend Salgari, because his magic is a permanent one.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sandokan Series, August 5, 2002

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Victor A. Zapata Romero "Viczap" (México, D.F. Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sandokan (Biblioteca Juvenil) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

As all the reviewers, it is a real shame that the readers that not speak spanish can't get all this series. I read all Sandokan series when I was a child and I had 8 years old, and I liked it so much at the grade that I re-read all the series again. The Sandokan books that I know was written by Emilio Salgari are:

Sandokan
The pirate's woman
The malasian pirates
The stranglers
The two rivals
The malasian tigers
The king of the sea
The Mompracem's reconquer
The fake bracman
The fall of an empire
In the indian jungles
The vengeance of Yañez

It is important to mention that between The King of the Sea and the Mompracem's reconquer there are other two books that talk about the reconquer of the former Sandokan's kingdom. These tales are named Sandokan and The Vegeance of Sandokan.

That is the reason of when we read the Reconquer of Mompracem we read that Sandokan is now a king of a Bornean kingdom.

I recommend highly this series and it will be one of my favorites all time.