La Horda
Language: Spanish - ISBN: 9786256014466 - 407 pages
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Synopsis
A las tres de la madrugada comenzaron a llegar los pri-meros carros de la sierra al fielato de los Cuatro Caminos.
Habían salido a las nueve de Colmenar, con cargamento de cántaros de leche, rodando toda la noche bajo una lluvia glacial que parecía el último adiós del invierno. Los carret-eros deseaban llegar a Madrid antes que rompiese el día, pa-ra ser los primeros en el aforo. Alineábanse los vehículos, y las bestias recibían inmóviles la lluvia, que goteaba por sus orejas, su cola y los extremos de los arneses.
Los conduc-tores refugiábanse en una tabernilla cercana, la única puerta abierta en todo el barrio de los Cuatro Caminos, y aspiraban en su enrarecido ambiente las respiraciones de los parroqui-anos de la noche anterior. Se quitaban la boina para sacu-dirla el agua, dejaban en el suelo el barro de sus zapatones claveteados, y sorbiéndose una taza de café con toques de aguardiente, discutían con la tabernera la comida que había de prepararles para las once, cuando emprendiesen el re-greso al pueblo.
About Vicente Blasco Ibanez
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867 – 1928) was a journalist, politician and best-selling Spanish novelist in various genres whose most widespread and lasting fame in the English-speaking world is from Hollywood films adapted from his works.
He was born in Valencia. At university, he studied law and graduated in 1888 but never went into practice. He was more interested in politics, journalism, literature and women. He was a particular fan of Miguel de Cervantes.
In politics he was a militant Republican partisan in his youth and founded a newspaper, El Pueblo (translated as The People) in his hometown. The newspaper aroused so much controversy that it was taken to court many times. In 1896, he was arrested and sentenced to a few months in prison. He made many enemies and was shot and almost killed in one dispute. The bullet was caught in the clasp of his belt. He had several stormy love affairs.
Product specifications
Binding | Paperback |
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Language | Spanish |
Publishing date | Wednesday, 29 January 2025 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN | 9786256014466 |
Pagecount | 407 |
Interior color | Black/white |
Size | 135 x 215 mm |
Publisher | E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books |
Author | Vicente Blasco Ibanez |
Category | Literature > Historical romans |