Robinson Crusoe (Biblioteca Tematica / Thematic Library) (Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Defoe, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8420637742 ISBN 13: 9788420637747

Publisher: Alianza Editorial, 2000

Synopsis

Inspirada en una experiencia similar ­la estancia durante cinco años del marinero escocés Alexander Selkirk en la isla desierta de Juan Fernández­, ROBINSON CRUSOE se convirtió desde el mismo momento de su publicación en un éxito de público cuya constancia a lo largo del tiempo lo ha convertido en uno de los clásicos de ave

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From the Publisher

This classic story of a shipwrecked mariner on a deserted island is perhaps the greatest adventure in all of English literature. Fleeing from pirates, Robinson Crusoe is swept ashore in a storm possessing only a knife, a box of tobacco, a pipe-and the will to survive. His is the saga of a man alone: a man who overcomes self-pity and despair to reconstruct his life; who painstakingly teaches himself how to fashion a pot, bake bread, build a canoe; and who, after twenty-four agonizing years of solitude, discovers a human footprint in the sand... Consistently popular since its first publication in 1719, Daniel Defoe's story of human endurance in an exotic, faraway land exerts a timeless appeal. The first important English novel, Robinson Crusoe has taken its rightful place among the great myths of Western civilization.

From the Back Cover

Thought to have been inspired by the true-life experiences of a marooned sailor, Robinson Crusoe tells the story of the sole survivor of a shipwreck, stranded on a Caribbean island, who prevails against all odds, enduring almost three decades of solitude while mastering both himself and his strange new world. First published in 1719, the novel has long been one of the English language's great adventure stories.
In the journal he shares with us, the endearing, goatskin-clad castaway recounts the details of this lonely existence and his many adventures, including a fierce battle with cannibals and a daring rescue of Friday, the man who becomes his trusted servant and companion. Defoe's brilliant and imaginative use of detail renders Crusoe's island world utterly convincing. In reclaiming his humanity from the savagery of his circumstances, the hero humbly acquires the qualities of courage, patience, ingenuity, and industry.
Hailed as the first great English novel, Robinson Crusoe spawned legions of imitations, none of which surpass the original. All readers with a taste for adventure will relish this inexpensive edition of one of the most popular and influential books ever written.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alianza Editorial
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 8420637742
• ISBN 13: 9788420637747
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376
• Illustrator: Grandville J. J.