El reverso de la medalla

Resumen del libro

Basado en el famoso juicio por estafa a la Bolsa contra Thomas Cochrane, "El reverso de la medalla" plantea en profundidad y con rigor un tema poco tratado por otros autores de novelas naúticas: la situación económica de los capitanes en tiempos de Nelson. O'Brian muestra con enorme poder de convicción cómo un capitán podía pasar del elogio desmedido al ostracismo, y hasta qué punto su carrera estaba sujeta a los bandazos del azar. La profundización en los personajes es en esta ocasión excelente, y la intriga se mantiene con una intensidad propia de la novela negra.

Biografía del autor

Patrick O'Brian, CBE born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey Maturin series of sea novels set in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, and centred on the friendship of the English naval captain Jack Aubrey and the Irish Catalan physician Stephen Maturin. The 20-novel series, the first of which is Master and Commander, is known for its well-researched and highly detailed portrayal of early 19th-century life, as well as its authentic and evocative language. A partially finished 21st novel in the series was published posthumously containing facing pages of handwriting and typescript.<br><br>O'Brian wrote a number of other novels and short stories, most of which were published before he achieved success with the Aubrey Maturin series. He also translated works from French to English, and wrote two biographies.