Interestingly, other than South Korea, these are primarily in Europe, although the few English-language versions have come via the US rather than Britain, and there are both Portuguese and Brazilian editions of O último Catão. Meanwhile, Asensi’s webpage is entirely in Spanish, although there is an ‘internacional’ page, where you can see a map with the countries where her books have been published. ![]() ![]() If you clicked on the Ruiz Zafón link above, you’ll have noticed that not only is it a fully English-language website, but it even has a British domain (.co.uk) similarly, while Falcones himself doesn’t seem to have an author website, the Catedral del mar website is available in English, Castilian and Catalan. Is it the case now that an author hasn’t really made it until national success turns into global recognition? If so, I would argue that Asensi is still some way behind her two male peers, particularly with regard to their relationship with the Anglophone world. Certainly Asensi usually appears below Carlos Ruiz Zafón and Ildefonso Falcones on the annual lists of Spain’s bestselling authors, but then both Falcones and Ruiz Zafón made their names largely from a single, doorstopping novel, while Asensi has published eight novels since 1999 at a rate of more or less one a year, so maybe there’s a cumulative effect? In any case, hers is an interesting case study for considering the whole question of how a national bestselling author becomes a global bestselling author, especially given the complexities of Spain’s cultural geopolitics. 1, copies sold worldwide by the so called ‘Queen of the Spanish Adventure Fiction’, one of the top writers in Spanish language, and author of the.Damn! I wrote this whole post and poof! it was gone … so … I promised a couple of months back to talk a bit more about Matilde Asensi, who has been one of Spain’s bestselling authors for around 10 years now, but who I’d never come across until I began looking at Spain’s bestseller lists for an article I was researching earlier this year.Īsensi is described on her website as ‘la autora española más leída’ (the most-read Spanish author), although it’s slightly unclear whether that’s a gender-inflected claim or not. A revealing journey of a knight following the Templar trace on the road to Santiago. In addition, in her successful Martín Silvereye trilogy -The Spanish Main, Vengeance in Seville and The Cortés Conspiracy- Asensi recounts hitherto unknown aspects of the Conquest of America. And in Peregrinatio, the characters of Iacobus return in a fictionalized guide of the Pilgrim Route to Santiago. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Matilde Asensi (Author) out of 5 stars.įind Iacobus by Asensi- Matilde at Biblio. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Matilde Asensi (Author) › Visit Amazon's Matilde Asensi Page. Iacobus (Matilde Asensi) (Spanish Edition) Hardcover - Octo. Una novela escrita bajo la inspiración de Matilde Asensi, trasladándonos a la época de las cruzadas, tras la pista de los acaecimientos y descubrimientos del Monje Galcerán de hombre que tiene por misión traducir algunos escritos, rescatar a un joven e. Sinopsis "Iacobus" es una obra repleta de episodios históricos, publicada en el año a través de la editorial Plaza. Categories: Mystery, Thriller Suspense, Mystery. He has been commissioned by Pope John XXII to investigate the murders of Pope Clement V, King Philippe IV of France, and William of by his son Jonas and Sara, a white-haired Jewish witch, Galceran finds incriminating evidence against the outlawed Knights of Templar Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. Galceran de Born is a knight of a military religious order, the mortal enemy of the Knights of Templar.
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