Arturo Pérez-Reverte
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Novella about the innocent young Maria, whose bookish interests centre on swashbuckling piratical adventures ; her virginity is for sale at a bordello, until she is rescued by Manolo. A new twist on the Cinderella tale. Includes an account of how the novella became the movie Cachito.
Relato corto, cuento breve, moderna historia de hadas y piratas, de buenos y malos, escrita con una acción trepidante y un humor agridulce y desesperado, "Un asunto...
22) Ojos azules
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On the evening of June 30th, 1520, in the outskirts of Tenochtitlán, Mexico suffered the greatest tragedy at the hands of Hernán Cortés during its conquest.The Aztecs taste and relish their next revenge, while the Spaniards are ready to flee under the rain leaving behind the promise of gold for which they crossed the ocean; they must choose, to either take the loot for which so many fought and died for, or flee and save their own lives. But, its...
25) The ninth gate
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A rare book dealer is hired to locate the remaining copies of a demonic manuscript that can summon the devil.
27) The ninth gate
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An unscupulous rarebook dealer is hired to locate the last remaining copies of The nine gates of the Shadow Kingdom, a demonic manuscript that can summon the devil.