Un mar oscuro como el oporto

Resumen del libro

El relato del paso en circunstancias meteorológicas extremas del cabo de Hornos que se narra en esta novela es uno de los episodios más impresionantes de cuantos ha dejado escritos Ox{0026} 39;Brian en su serie sobre Aubrey y Maturin. Sin embargo, el grueso de la acción gira alrededor del espíritu revolucionario e independentista que parece haber prendido comò pólvora en los países sudamericanos. En este aspectó, será Maturin quien pase a un primer plano, intentando ganar para Inglaterra las simpatías de las jóvenes repúblicas.

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.