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El Sol De Breda (Spanish Edition) [Mass Market Paperback]

Arturo Perez-Reverte (Author)
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February 28, 2005
Enlisted as aide of Captain Alatriste in the Spanish regiments, Íñigo de Balboa tries to survive in a world where he needs to get very close to his enemy in order to kill him with his sword. He witnesses a historical moment, the surrender of Breda, which he would retell later to his friend Velázquez for a famous painting. Description in Spanish: "Al lento batir de los tambores, las primeras filas de españoles moviánse hacia adelante, y Diego Alatriste avanzaba con ellas, codo a codo con sus camaradas, ordenados y soberbios como si desfilaran ante el propio rey. Los mismos hombres amotinados días antes sus pagas iban ahora dientes prietos, mostachos enhiestos y cerradas barbas, andrajos cubiertos por cuero engrasado y armas relucientes, fijos los ojos en el enemigo, impávidos y terribles, dejando tras de sí la humareda de sus cuerdas de arcabuz encendidas.."

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Arturo Perez Reverte., world renowned journalist and author of numerous works is considered among the best living hispanic writers. This one, Sol de Breda is further adventures of Captain Alatriste. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Punto de Lectura (February 28, 2005)
  • Language: Spanish
  • ISBN-10: 8466310592
  • ISBN-13: 978-8466310598
  • Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.4 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,519,490 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Just read it!, July 24, 2000
El Sol de Breda es el tercer libro de la saga del Capitán Alatriste. Si no has leído los anteriores dos (Las Aventuras del Capitán Alatriste, y Limpieza de Sangre) entonces no leas éste...claro lo puedes leer pero te vas a perder una serie de detalles necesarios para entender a los personajes que ya son recurrentes en este seriado. Si eres atento a los pormenores podrás comenzar a sospechar cuál es La Venganza de Alquézar (uno de los libros que sigue en la serie, y aún no publicado)...si te gusta la lectura que mezcla con precisión matemática la historia con la aventura, entonces adéntrate en esta España de soldados obligados y monarcas decadentes, inquisidores y espadachines, damiselas y bibliotecas en llamas, nombres conocidos y hombres borrados de los libros. Extraordinario.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It's been a blast!, February 21, 2000
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I'm very proud to let you know about this book, and what it meant to me. I have read the 2 previous Capitan Alatriste's issues (as well as Territorio Comanche and The Flanders Table from the same author), but I must say this one is the deffinite ice-breaker. The author makes you live as a soldier of the XVIIth century, with all its religious wars, starvation, poverty and murder, but also with the pride of fighting for honor, King and country. His use of long-ago forgotten Spanish language is superb. I rate it as a 5, because I enjoyed it so much and felt very identified with both the main characters. Read it !
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars la crueldad e injusticia y realidad de la guerra, February 14, 2001
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El éxito de sus novelas sobre las aventuras del capitán Alatriste, cuya publicación comenzó en 1996, constituye un acontecimiento literario sin precedentes en España. El sol de Breda es el tercer volumen de la serie. Flandes, 1625. Alistado como mochilero del capitán Alatriste en los tercios viejos que asedian Breda, Íñigo Balboa es testigo excepcional de la rendición de la ciudad, cuyos pormenores narrará diez años más tarde para un cuadro famoso de su amigo Diego Velázquez.

El Capitán Alatriste abandona la villa y corte de Madrid para marchar hacía Flandes y sus sangrientas batallas. Hasta el momento muchos dicen que El Sol de Breda es el mejor de los tres libros que han sido editados yo creo que los tres son muy entretenidos. Dejando a un lado las intrigas de la corte, Don Diego Alatriste vive y hace vivir la crueldad e injusticia y realidad de la guerra en 1625. Haciendo gala de un rigor histórico, Reverte refleja un período de España del que se ha publicado muy poco y que para muchos es hoy en día desconocido. Otras obras recomendadas del mismo autor. El Husar y La sombra del Aguila ambas inspiradas en las guerras Napoleonicas.

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