El Botín / Loot [Spanish]

By Tania James

Una pica y fascinante novela hist rica ambientada en la India, Inglaterra y Francia del siglo XVIII, que sigue el sue o de un joven decidido a dejar huella en el mundo.

«Adictivamente absorbente. --The New York Times Book Review

Con s lo diecisiete a os, Abbas ve c mo su talento como tallador de madera llama la atenci n de Tipu Sultan, que lo recluta para trabajar en el palacio y construir un aut mata gigante con forma de tigre destinado a sus hijos. Su destino, y el del tigre de madera que ayuda a crear, reflejar los vaivenes de naciones y dinast as devastadas por la guerra en la India y Europa.

Junto al legendario relojero franc s Lucien Du Leze, Abbas perfecciona su arte, aprende franc s y conoce a Jehanne, la hija de un expatriado franc s. Pero cuando las fuerzas brit nicas atacan y saquean Mysore, su mundo se derrumba: el tigre aut mata es confiscado y llevado a Inglaterra como bot n de guerra. Para demostrar su val a, Abbas deber recuperarlo de una finca en la campi a inglesa donde se exhibe como pieza de una colecci n de arte saqueado.

A la vez b squeda heroica, historia de amor, novela de formaci n y vibrante relato de atracos, El bot n recorre el sangriento legado del colonialismo a lo largo de dos continentes y sesenta y cinco a os. Una haza a narrativa deslumbrante, imaginativa e irresistible, escrita por una autora en la plenitud de su talento.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A spellbinding historical novel set in the eighteenth century: a hero's quest, a love story, the story of a young artist coming of age, and an exuberant heist adventure that traces the bloody legacy of colonialism across two continents and fifty years.

"Addictively absorbing." --The New York Times Book Review

This wildly inventive, irresistible feat of storytelling from a writer at the height of her powers is "an expertly-plotted, deeply affecting novel about war, displacement, emigration, and an elusive mechanical tiger" --Maggie O'Farrell, bestselling author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait

Abbas is just seventeen years old when his gifts as a woodcarver come to the attention of Tipu Sultan, and he is drawn into service at the palace in order to build a giant tiger automaton for Tipu's sons, a gift to commemorate their return from British captivity. His fate--and the fate of the wooden tiger he helps create--will mirror the vicissitudes of nations and dynasties ravaged by war across India and Europe.

Working alongside the legendary French clockmaker Lucien du Leze, Abbas hones his craft, learns French, and meets Jehanne, the daughter of a French expatriate. When Du Leze is finally permitted to return home to Rouen, he invites Abbas to come along as his apprentice. But by the time Abbas travels to Europe, Tipu's palace has been looted by British forces, and the tiger automaton has disappeared. To prove himself, Abbas must retrieve the tiger from an estate in the English countryside, where it is displayed in a collection of plundered art.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 8410340267
• ISBN13: 9788410340268
• Release Date: January 2027
• Publisher: Salamandra
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.