La maldición de Cipango

La maldición de Cipango

Alberto J. Barrientos

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Editorial Adarve
Año de edición:
2024
Materia
Ficción histórica
ISBN:
9791387612184
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Julio de 1762. El alférez Sean McDonald, un irlandés al servicio de la corona española, lucha con gran valor en la defensa de La Habana, asediada por la armada inglesa. Durante la batalla, recibirá una misión personal de su superior, el capitán de la Sorna. Una misión que lo llevará por derroteros inesperados: la guerra de guerrillas contra la ocupación extranjera, la peligrosa vida en aquella capital cubana dominada por los ingleses, expediciones navales, planes de escape, naufragios y finalmente la decisión de iniciar una nueva vida en la isla. Ciento setenta años más tarde, Willy Maldonado, descendiente del alférez nombrado, enfrentará a los demonios que parecen florecer en tan compleja geografía. Estudiante de medicina en la élite social de una república recién fundada a sangre y fuego, entrará en los círculos flamígeros de un infierno tropical que pretende tragarse a la nación. La dictadura del general Machado está a punto de caer y, en el pináculo de la violencia; el sangriento año de 1932, Willy seguirá los pasos del alférez McDonald y sus descendientes, comprendiendo al final el nexo inseparable de su estirpe con el destino maldito de su amada isla. Es esta una novela de ficción inspirada en la historia real de la familia del autor.

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