Overview
Con el pulso de los maestros del género y una original perspectiva, Sergio Martínez nos ofrece una brillante novela histórica en la que Carlos V y un ambicioso explorador español nos llevan a aquel imperio donde nunca se ponía el sol.
Siglo XVI. Después de una existencia dedicada a conquistar nuevas tierras a golpe de espada, fuego y lágrimas, Martín del Puerto acude al monasterio de Yuste sin saber que su destino se verá ligado al del emperador Carlos V. En ese apacible rincón alejado del mundo, el monarca ha decidido retirarse tras su abdicación ahora que su fin se acerca.
Los días de gloria han quedado atrás para los dos hombres, pero cada tarde quien fuera el rey más poderoso del mundo y el viejo marinero se sientan juntos para compartir confidencias y recuerdos. Mientras el emperador languidece, los relatos del intrépido explorador lo hacen viajar a aquellas lejanas tierras que le pertenecieron y que nunca llegó a pisar. Aventuras, desdichas y retazos de una travesía extraordinaria ilustrarán cómo las expediciones a las Indias no solo unieron dos mundos, sino también dos formas de concebir la vida.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Taking cues from the masters but with a perspective all his own, Sergio Martínez has written a brilliant historical novel featuring Charles V and an ambitious Spanish explorer that transports us to an empire where the sun never set.
Sixteenth-century Spain. After years spent conquering new lands through fire, steel and tears, Martín del Puerto arrives at the monastery of Yuste unaware that fate has linked him to the Emperor Charles V. After abdicating the throne and with the end of his life approaching, the monarch has chosen this remote and quiet retreat for his retirement.
Their glory days may be behind them, but every afternoon the man who was once the world’s most powerful ruler and the grizzled mariner sit together to share confidences and memories. The explorer’s stories transport the old king to distant lands he commanded but never visited. The adventures and misfortunes del Puerto recounts illuminate the ways the conquest of the Indies not only linked two worlds but also two ways of thinking about life.
Siglo XVI. Después de una existencia dedicada a conquistar nuevas tierras a golpe de espada, fuego y lágrimas, Martín del Puerto acude al monasterio de Yuste sin saber que su destino se verá ligado al del emperador Carlos V. En ese apacible rincón alejado del mundo, el monarca ha decidido retirarse tras su abdicación ahora que su fin se acerca.
Los días de gloria han quedado atrás para los dos hombres, pero cada tarde quien fuera el rey más poderoso del mundo y el viejo marinero se sientan juntos para compartir confidencias y recuerdos. Mientras el emperador languidece, los relatos del intrépido explorador lo hacen viajar a aquellas lejanas tierras que le pertenecieron y que nunca llegó a pisar. Aventuras, desdichas y retazos de una travesía extraordinaria ilustrarán cómo las expediciones a las Indias no solo unieron dos mundos, sino también dos formas de concebir la vida.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Taking cues from the masters but with a perspective all his own, Sergio Martínez has written a brilliant historical novel featuring Charles V and an ambitious Spanish explorer that transports us to an empire where the sun never set.
Sixteenth-century Spain. After years spent conquering new lands through fire, steel and tears, Martín del Puerto arrives at the monastery of Yuste unaware that fate has linked him to the Emperor Charles V. After abdicating the throne and with the end of his life approaching, the monarch has chosen this remote and quiet retreat for his retirement.
Their glory days may be behind them, but every afternoon the man who was once the world’s most powerful ruler and the grizzled mariner sit together to share confidences and memories. The explorer’s stories transport the old king to distant lands he commanded but never visited. The adventures and misfortunes del Puerto recounts illuminate the ways the conquest of the Indies not only linked two worlds but also two ways of thinking about life.
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