Perez-Reverte’s Madrid
Madrid is one of the great cities in the world, and travelers looking for five-star Madrid hotels will find their searches rewarded. The sense of style and luxury here are unparalleled, and guests will see and feel the comfort here. There is also an enormously old-fashioned sense of hospitality here. The food is exquisite, and all of the these elements work toward making a traveler refreshed and ready for adventure.
Madrid is full of adventure. After London and Berlin, Madrid is Europe’s third-largest municipality, and it is the capital city of Spain. Not only is there history here, there is a large and lively local population. It attracts artists and intellectuals from all over the world. One of the locals, Arturo Perez-Reverte , was born in Cartagena, and now lives outside of Madrid. He worked as a war reporter for over two decades before he found the way to make a living writing his novels full-time. His books are hugely successful, having wide readerships in Spanish and English, and seeing their way to film and television adaptations. He is praised in the literary world for his fine sense of language, intricate characters, and complex and accessible plot. Billed in some places as an intellectual mystery writer, his books are well-received by readers of all types of fiction.
One of his most beloved creations is the Capitán Alatriste character. A sort of politically incorrect swashbuckler, this character is admittedly one of Perez-Reverte’s alter egos. A seventeenth century alter ego, that is. Set is the 17th century, these novels take on the familiar themes of honor, love, and vengeance, as Capitán Alatriste gets caught up in complicated situations, and, as a sword for hire, must find the way to make a living while still being true to the dubious moral code of a swordsman. The novels are set in or near Madrid, so readers from here have the double pleasure of reading historical details about their home while also getting a contemporary take on the present through the mask of an historically distant past. It’s a literary convention that is welcome to readers who like a sense of irony with their words. Travelers here can find the same connections in the novels, and will be rewarded for their close reading with direct experience of a sensual and exciting city.
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