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S'està carregant… The Siege (2010 original; edició 2014)de Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Informació de l'obraThe Siege de Arturo Pérez-Reverte (2010)
   Cap No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.   ) zizabeph | May 7, 2023 |  Natt90 | Mar 29, 2023 | To tell his story, Perez-Reverte assembles a cast worthy of grand opera. We get to meet a wealthy heiress of an importation firm and her circle of friends, servants and relatives; a corsair captain and his more aristocratic rival; a pro-French embalmer and spy; an inspector of dubious morals who is confronting his demons; a French army captain and his artillerymen ... and these are just the more important characters. Similarly, the "crime story" is just one of the many narrative strands. Along the way we witness sea battles and skirmishes, we learn about the contemporary political situation in Europe and America and about military tactics, we get atmospheric evocations of Cadiz and its surroundings and spy on an unlikely romance between two of the protagonists. Perez-Reverte takes a 19th-century novelist's pleasure in leisurely descriptions of characters and settings. This therefore, is a novel in which there is much to enjoy and which I was determined to like. The problem is that it becomes too much of a good thing. As the murders (and chapters) pile up, one starts to wish Perez-Reverte would wrap up the novel and reveal the identity of the murderer. When he does, the resolution seems unconvincing and contrived. Ultimately this is a cruel novel - cruel in the events it depicts, cruel with its protagonists, cruel with its readers' expectations. It is a pity as, despite my reservations, I feel that many of the characters and scenes will remain with me for a long time. ( ) JosephCamilleri | Feb 21, 2023 | gutierrezmonge | Oct 16, 2022 | To tell his story, Perez-Reverte assembles a cast worthy of grand opera. We get to meet a wealthy heiress of an importation firm and her circle of friends, servants and relatives; a corsair captain and his more aristocratic rival; a pro-French embalmer and spy; an inspector of dubious morals who is confronting his demons; a French army captain and his artillerymen ... and these are just the more important characters. Similarly, the "crime story" is just one of the many narrative strands. Along the way we witness sea battles and skirmishes, we learn about the contemporary political situation in Europe and America and about military tactics, we get atmospheric evocations of Cadiz and its surroundings and spy on an unlikely romance between two of the protagonists. Perez-Reverte takes a 19th-century novelist's pleasure in leisurely descriptions of characters and settings. This therefore, is a novel in which there is much to enjoy and which I was determined to like. The problem is that it becomes too much of a good thing. As the murders (and chapters) pile up, one starts to wish Perez-Reverte would wrap up the novel and reveal the identity of the murderer. When he does, the resolution seems unconvincing and contrived. Ultimately this is a cruel novel - cruel in the events it depicts, cruel with its protagonists, cruel with its readers' expectations. It is a pity as, despite my reservations, I feel that many of the characters and scenes will remain with me for a long time. ( ) JosephCamilleri | Jan 1, 2022 |
Cádiz, 1811. España lucha por su independencia mientras América lo hace por la suya. En las calles de la ciudad más liberal de Europa se libran batallas de otra Ãndole. Mujeres jóvenes aparecen desolladas a latigazos. En cada lugar, antes del hallazgo del cadáver, ha caÃdo una bomba francesa. Eso traza sobre la ciudad un mapa superpuesto y siniestro: un complejo tablero de ajedrez donde la mano de un jugador oculto - un asesino despiadado, el azar, las curvas de artillerÃa, la dirección de los vientos, el cálculo de probabilidades- mueve piezas que deciden y entrelazan el destino de los protagonistas: un policÃa corrupto y brutal, la heredera de una importante casa comercial gaditana, un capitán corsario de pocos escrúpulos, un taxidermista misántropo y espÃa, un curtido guerrillero de las salinas y un excéntrico artillero francés a quien las guerras importan menos que resolver el problema técnico del corto alcance de sus obuses. PremisDistincions
Fiction.
Mystery.
Thriller.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:WINNER OF THE CRIME WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION’S INTERNATIONAL DAGGER For fans of Alan Furst and Carlos Ruiz Zafón comes a haunting and layered thriller filled with history, adventure, suspense, and an unforgettable love story—by the internationally bestselling author Arturo Pérez-Reverte. Cádiz, 1811: The Spanish port city has been surrounded by Napoleon’s army for a year. Their backs to the sea, its residents endure routine bombardments and live in constant fear of a French invasion. And now the bodies of random women have begun to turn up throughout the city—victims of a shadowy killer. Police Comisario Rogelio Tizón has been assigned the case. Known for his razor-sharp investigation skills—as well as his brutal interrogation methods—Tizón has seen everything. Or so he thought. His inquiry into the murders reveals a surprising pattern: Each victim has been found where a French bomb exploded. Logic tells him to pass it off as coincidence; his instinct tells him otherwise, and he begins to view Cádiz as a living chessboard, with himself and the killer the main players. In a city pushed to the brink, violence and desperation weave together the lives of a group of unlikely people: the Spanish taxidermist who doubles as a French spy; the young woman who uses her father’s mercantile business to run the enemy blockade; the rough-edged corsair who tries to resist her charms; and the brilliant academic furiously trying to perfect the French army’s artillery and bring Cádiz to its knees once and for all. And as Napoleon presses closer, Tizón must make his next move on the bomb-scarred chessboard before the killer claims another pawn. Combining fast-paced narrative with scrupulous historical accuracy, this smart, suspenseful tale of human resilience is Arturo Pérez-Reverte at the height of his talents. Praise for The Siege “A genre-bending literary thriller . . . Pirates; serial killings; steamy, unrequited love: Pérez-Reverte imbues the sensational with significance. . . . His descriptions of the town and people of Cádiz capture colors, smells and personalities, making the page come to life, and he balances these sensory passages with dense observations about history, metaphysics, science, and human nature.”—Kirkus Reviews “Bold . . . [Pérez-Reverte’s] best yet . . . an ambitious intellectual thriller peopled with colorful rogues and antiheroes, meticulous in its historical detail, with a plot that rattles along to its unexpected finale. It’s hard to think of a contemporary author who so effortlessly marries popular and literary fiction as enjoyably as this.”—The Observer “Pérez-Reverte has long been Spain’s most popular, inventive writer of historical fiction. . . . This is a big and bold novel, rich in character and incident.”—The Sunday Times Acclaim for Arturo Pérez-Reverte “John le Carré meets Gabriel García Márquez . . . Pérez-Reverte has a huge following . . . and it’s spreading.”—The Wall Street Journal “The Da Vinci Code and The Rule of Four . . . pale in comparison with Pérez-Reverte’s novels.”—Time Out New York “It’s a rare novelist... No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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 Google Books — S'està carregant…GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)863.64Literature Spanish and Portuguese Spanish fiction 20th Century 1945-2000LCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana: (3.64)
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