Set in a land of earthquakes and towering volcanoes, weaving
history with myth, Arauco tells of war, sorcery ... and a love
demonstrating that a man can embrace what he was seeking to
destroy. When in 1540 Pedro de Valdivia headed south from Peru to
conquer lands and gold, he took with him his beautiful mistress,
Ines de Suarez. With him also rode his secretary, Juan de Cardena,
whose hopeless love of Ines stems from the same romances that
inspired the Quixote. Having crossed the Atacama Desert, the
Spanish encounter the indomitable resistance of the Mapuche
people.... For the first time, Arauco recreates the Spanish
invasion of Chile from the native perspective as well, so that its
pages include: Lautaro, the Mapuche youth who led his people to an
epic victory; Namku, albino shaman; his enemy, the sorcerer Kurufil
... and Raytrayen, the Mapuche girl Juan de Cardena comes to
love....
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2012 |
First published: |
November 2012 |
Illustrators: |
Tyler Jacobson
|
Authors: |
John Caviglia
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 36mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
698 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4793-8301-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
|
LSN: |
1-4793-8301-5 |
Barcode: |
9781479383016 |
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