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Ahora que estuve en Colombia, encontré una buena novela histórica. El libro es "Ursúa" por el escritor Colombiano William Ospina. Se trata de un conquistador de Navarra que empezó su carrera en el nuevo mundo como el gobernador de Santa Fe a los diecisiete años y quien luego tomo parte en variadas guerras y expediciones de conquista. Es un relato muy interesante para aquellos que como yo les interesa la historia y los origines de Colombia. Va bien recomendado.
http://www.santillana.com.co/alfaguara/detalle_libro.php?obraID=1262
http://www.amazon.com/Urs%C3%BAa-William-Ospina/dp/9587043405
Aqui esta un comentario en ingles que encontré.
"Ospina, a well-known Colombian essayist and poet, debuts as a novelist with this recreation of life in the South American colonies during the 16th-century, a time when the Spanish conquerors’ thirst for gold led to abrupt massacres and chaos. In 1545, Pedro de Ursúa arrives from Spain to the young city of Santa Fe, eager for gold and prepared to gamble his own life for a fortune. There was so much violence in the colonies that the Spanish Crown had to send deputies to control the new-founded territories. Ursúa quickly demonstrates his honor and gets permission to seek the treasure of El Dorado. But this is a world of ever-changing rules, thanks in part to the fact that the Spanish Crown keeps sending new messengers of order, and Ursúa passes from being a brave captain to becoming a slippery bandit. The first part of a trilogy, Ursúa is evidence of Ospina as a novelist. By reconstructing a chaotic time when Colombia hadn’t even been defined as a nation, Ospina calls out to the country’s current state: 'Colombia hasn’t finished its conquest.' Recommended for all collections of Latin American literature and history.—Camilo Hoyos, Barcelona, Spain"
By ColombianoGringo on Dec 5, 2007, 15:35 in Solo en Espanol.
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Lisa Zee says on Dec 5, 2007, 18:55: Wow, gracias, me facinan libros asi!. Lo comprare en Amazon.com
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ColombianoGringo says on Dec 5, 2007, 21:32: Apenas voy como en la mitad, pero me ha gustado mucho. Me encanta la prosa descriptiva como la de esta novela. Espero te guste.
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