Un relato al m s puro estilo Reverte, en el que historia, viaje y memoria se dan la mano para hilvanar un libro especial con el imponente r o Amazonas como escenario.
El hombre del r o es la historia de un joven que parti de su Trujillo natal hacia Am rica sediento de aventura, fama y riqueza. Hombre de armas y letras, su audacia lo llev a sumarse a la expedici n en busca de los legendarios Pa s de la Canela y El Dorado, logrando la excepcional haza a de recorrer el mayor curso fluvial del mundo gracias a su aguda inteligencia y sus habilidades diplom ticas. Mientras que muchos vieron en Orellana un traidor a su jefe Gonzalo Pizarro, Javier Reverte descubri un personaje a la altura de h roes cl sicos como Ulises, Aquiles o H ctor, por los que siempre sinti una enorme fascinaci n. Y en este relato se sirve de las fuentes hist ricas, de la narrativa de viajes y de recursos novel sticos, para ofrecernos el retrato de un hombre extraordinario en el que la ambici n se funde con la curiosidad antropol gica, la tolerancia o la lealtad. «Este libro no solo tiene la intenci n de relatar una gran aventura, de ayudar a borrar la fama de traidor de un hombre excepcional, sino tambi n la de trazar un retrato veraz de un conquistador diferente a todos los otros que participaron en la gigantesca tarea del Descubrimiento y la Conquista. Y es, adem s, el pago de la deuda que yo ten a con el curso de agua m s grande de la Tierra, el Amazonas, el r o de la desolaci n y de la desmesura, en donde Orellana perdi la vida y yo, casi . -Javier Reverte ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONWho was Francisco de Orellana? A tale in the purest Reverte style, in which history, quest, and memory shake hands to weave a special book with the imposing Amazon River as backstage. The Man from the River is the story of a young man that left his native Trujillo for America, thirsty for adventure, fame, and wealth. As a man of arms and letters, his audacity led him to join the expedition in search for the legendary Pa s de la Canela and El Dorado, achieving the extraordinary feat of traversing the world's greatest watercourse due to his acute intelligence and his diplomatic abilities. While many saw Orellana as a traitor to his commander, Gonzalo Pizarro, Javier Reverte discovers a character equal to classic heroes such as Ulysses, Achilles, or Hector, for whom he always felt an enormous fascination. And in this tale, he uses historical sources, travel narrative, and novelistic resources to offer readers the portrait of an extraordinary man in whom ambition fuses with anthropological curiosity, tolerance, or loyalty. "This book not only aims to tell a great adventure and help erase an exceptional man's stigma as traitor, but also outline a truthful picture of a conquistador different from all others who participated in the gigantic task of Discovery and Conquest. Besides, I am paying my debt to the biggest watercourse on Earth, the Amazon, river of desolation and excess, where Orellana lost his life and I almost did." --Javier Reverte
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