Victus

Resumen del libro

In this sweeping tale of heroism, treason, war, love, and regret, Albert Sanchez Pinol breathes new life into the infamous siege of a legendary city.
At the turn of the eighteenth century a dark cloud looms over Spain. Her "bewitched" ruler dies without a clear successor, pitting two of Europe's most powerful kings against each other for control of the crown. Caught in the crosshairs of war, the Catalonian state finds herself in a bloody contest for independence. Abandoned by their allies and outnumbered tenfold, the defiant and ill-equipped citizens of Barcelona defend their homeland with vicious determination.
Marti Zuviria, an accomplished military engineer and tactician with the power to change history, leads the defense against the Bourbons, but he is torn between his loyalties and his purse. Politically ambitious yet morally weak, Marti fights on both sides of the long War of the Spanish Succession, carefully navigating a sea of Machiavellian intrigue and betraying the city he was commended to keep.
Rich in color and characters, abundant in epic battles, and illustrated with stunning portraits of war, Victus is a magnificent literary achievement that is destined to become classic.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Albert Sánchez Piñolx{0026}lt;/B (Barcelona, 1965) es antropólogo y escritor. Autor de los ensayos x{0026}lt;I Payasos y monstruos x{0026}lt;/I (2000), x{0026}lt;I Quan érem genocidesx{0026}lt;/I (2017) y x{0026}lt;I Les estructures elementals de la narrativax{0026}lt;/I (2021), Sánchez Piñol ha publicado además el libro x{0026}lt;I Compañía difícil x{0026}lt;/I (2000), en colaboración con Marcello Fois, y el conjunto de relatos x{0026}lt;I Les edats dx{0026} x02019;or x{0026}lt;/I (2001). Su primera novela, x{0026}lt;I La piel fríax{0026}lt;/I (Alfaguara, 2015), fue galardonada con los premios Ojo Crítico y Llibreter y ha sido traducida a treinta y siete lenguas, convirtiéndose en un gran éxito, con más de 800.000 ejemplares vendidos en todo el mundo. Posteriormente publicó las novelas x{0026}lt;I Pandora en el Congox{0026}lt;/I (Alfaguara, 2005), x{0026}lt;I Victusx{0026}lt;/I (2012), x{0026}lt;I Vae Victusx{0026}lt;/I (2015),x{0026}lt;I Fungus x{0026}lt;/I (Alfaguara, 2019) y x{0026}lt;I El monstruo de Santa Elena x{0026}lt;/I (Alfaguara, 2022) y el libro de relatos x{0026}lt;I Trece tristes trances x{0026}lt;/I (Alfaguara, 2009). x{0026}lt;I Oración a Proserpinax{0026}lt;/I es su última obra.x{0026}lt;/P