Captain Alatriste (novel)

Captain Alatriste
AuthorArturo Pérez-Reverte
Original titleEl capitán Alatriste
TranslatorMargaret Sayers Peden
LanguageSpanish
PublisherAlfaguara
Publication date
1996
Publication placeSpain
Published in English
2005
Pages237
ISBN9788420483535

Captain Alatriste (Spanish: El capitán Alatriste) is a 1996 novel by the Spanish writer Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It is the first book in the Captain Alatriste series.[1]

Plot

Diego Alatriste [es] is a former soldier turned contract killer in Madrid. It is the early 1620s and he takes in the fatherless boy Iñigo Balboa. When Alatriste is tasked by the president of the Spanish Inquisition to team up with an Italian and kill two Englishmen who have arrived in the city, he becomes entangled in international intrigues and has to balance between different factions.[1]

Reception

Kirkus Reviews described the book as a "pleasure of swash, buckle and atmosphere" with "tidy infomercials" about 17th-century Spain.[1] Publishers Weekly called it "a winning swashbuckler" and "popular entertainment at its best", complimenting its pace and sense of time and place.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Captain Alatriste". Kirkus Reviews. 1 April 2005. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Captain Alatriste". Publishers Weekly. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 24 September 2024.


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