Sidi

THE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 FOR CRITICISM AND READERS He had no country or king, only a handful of faithful men. They weren't hungry for glory, just hungry. Thus is born a myth. Thus a legend is told. «Adventure, history and legend merge in a fascinating way. There are many Cid in the Spanish tradition, and this is mine. " Arturo Pérez-Reverte The art of command was dealing with human nature, and he had dedicated his life to learning it. He hung his sword from the pommel, patted the animal's warm neck, and glanced around: metallic sounds, the wheezing of saddles, whispering conversations. These men smelled of horse manure, leather, gun oil, sweat, and wood smoke. Rough in form, extraordinarily complex in instincts and intuitions, they were warriors and had never claimed to be anything else. Resigned to chance, fatalistic about life and death, they naturally obeyed without the imagination playing tricks on them. Faces weathered with wind, cold and sun, wrinkles around the eyes even among the youngest, callused hands from wielding weapons and fighting. Horsemen who crossed themselves before going into combat and sold their life or death to earn their bread. Professionals from the frontier, they knew how to fight cruelly and die simply. They were not bad men, he concluded. Nor are they alien to compassion. Only tough people in a tough world. " Critics: "Pérez-Reverte has given Sidi a masterpiece." José María Pozuelo Yvancos, ABC Cultural “One of those books that kidnap you during the time it takes you to read them and that when you finish them, they leave you shocked until the emotions they provoked in you dissipate and allow you to return to your routine and anodyne life. [...] It is not only an effective historical novel but simply an excellent novel, without other surnames. " Juan Eslava Galán, ABC "A magnificent story, entirely Revertian, pleasant and not at all innocent." Santos Sanz Villanueva, The Cultural of The World "An exciting book that, in addition to a trip through the history of Spain, is a leadership manual." Carlos Manuel Sánchez, XL Weekly «If you want a very good novel about the eleventh century and a small host, read Sidi, that is the important thing. Trust me ... » Daniel Fernández, La Vanguardia "His Cid is not the matamoros made statue of historical hagiography, but a character that could almost be confused with John Ford's Ethan Edwards." David Gistau, The World «At a time when few or no young people have read the Cantar de Mio Cid, this novel can regain their interest in the character. And for the history of this country. " Pedro Vicario, The Spanish Post "Pérez-Reverte tells us, talentedly and emotionally, that initial moment of Cidian exile in the form of a western epic, without pastiches or mimicry, without losing the medieval setting of the story." Eduardo Torres-Dulce Lifante, Expansion «His elegant style is combined with a great command of the Spanish language. Pérez-Reverte is a teacher. » La Stampa "Arturo Pérez-Reverte knows how to retain the reader at each turn of the page." The New York Times Book Review "Arturo Pérez-Reverte manages to keep the reader out of breath." Corriere della Sera "Pérez-Reverte has a devilish talent and a solid craft." Avant-Critique