What is a historical novel?

What is a historical novel?

The historical novel is a narrative subgenre limited to unaltered real events as the anchor of its plot. Come, learn more about it and its authors.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoyevsky was a Russian writer, editor, and journalist. He marked literature with his novels and short stories. Come, know more about him and his work.

Review of The Alchemist.

The Alchemist

The Alchemist is considered the best-selling Portuguese-speaking book in history. It has been translated into 56 languages. Come, learn more about the work and its author.

Julia Navarro's books.

Julia Navarro's books

The books of Julia Navarro, good literature that comes from the hand of an exquisite journalistic pen. Come, learn more about the author and her works.

Review of The Catcher in the Rye.

The catcher in the rye

Catcher in the Rye marked a milestone in American literary culture after World War II. Come and learn more about the work and its author.

Review by Manolito Gafotas.

Manolito Gafotas

Manolito Gafotas is the first children's novel by Elvira Lindo. The book arises from his radio experience. Come and learn more about the author and her work.

Review of The Maze Runner.

The Maze Runner Saga

The Maze Runner saga is a science fiction novel that delves into a post-apocalyptic future. Come and learn more about the work and its author.

Review of Moby Dick.

Moby Dick

Moby Dick is a masterpiece. Melville delves into obsession and revenge and the complicated things in relationships. Come, learn more about the work and its author.

Review of The Tree of Knowledge.

Summary of The Tree of Science

The Tree of Science is a jewel of Pío Baroja. Its autobigraphic tints and its lofty plot catch, move. Come and learn more about the work and its author.

Review of The truth about the case of Harry Quebert.

The truth about the Harry Quebert case

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair is a romantic thriller. Joël Dicker pulled off a good plot with great twists. Come, learn more about the work and its author.

Book houses for stay-at-home times

The houses are the protagonists of many stories in addition to setting them. These are some titles to read or remember in times of being at home.

The end of Cixin Liu's death.

The End of Death, by Cixin Liu

The End of Death is the third installment in the epic Three Body Trilogy written by Cixin Liu. Come, learn more about the work and its author.

Review of Ines and joy.

Agnes and joy

Ines and Joy is part of a saga centered on the "eternal struggle for freedom" in postwar Spain. Come and learn more about the work and its author.

Review of The balcony in winter.

The balcony in winter by Luis Landero

The Balcony in Winter by Luis Landero is an autobiographical novel with a very well developed development. Come and learn more about this great work and its author.

Review of The Picture of Dorian Gray.

The Portrait of Dorian Gray

The Dorian Gray portrait is considered one of the most controversial literary works of the XNUMXth century. Come and learn more about its author and his work.

Fahrenheit Review 451.

Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451 places you in a dystopian future where power is wielded by destroying books. Come and learn more about the work and its author.

Review of The Martian.

The Martian, by Andy Weir

The Martian is a fairly fluid work that takes you to embody the drama of a man abandoned on Mars. Come and learn more about its plot and its author.

Review of The problem of the three bodies.

The three-body problem

The novel takes us to a reality where the first alien contact is made, but with unexpected results. Come and learn more about the work and its author.

Review of The Golden Compass.

Phillip Pullman's Golden Compass

The Golden Compass is the first title in the Dark Matter series, created by the English writer Phillip Pullman. Come and learn more about the work and its author.

The left hand of the darkness.

The left hand of darkness

The story takes place on the planet Gueden, home to a strange civilization with unusual sexual qualities. Come and learn more about the work and its author.

Cenital review.

Cenital, by Emilio Bueso

Cenital is an innovative novel that belongs to the genre described as a "scientific-climatic novel." Come and learn more about this work and its author.

Virginia Woolf Books

Virginia Woolf's books are avant-garde works of great literary weight that marked an era. Come and learn more about its author and its content.

The Lord of the rings.

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings is one of the most important literary works of fantasy in history. Come and learn about the history of Middle Earth and its creator.

The Silmarillion.

The Silmarillion

The Silmarillion came to explain the cosmogony of The Lord of the Rings; it is a magnificent and intricate book. Come and learn more about the work and its author.

The Neverending Story

The Neverending Story

The endless story is a novel that delves into the importance of imagination and the harmfulness of sadness. Come and learn more about the work and its author.

Stephen King's Animal Graveyard, art from the new movie based on the book.

Stephen King Animal Cemetery

Animal Graveyard is a horror novel written by Stephen King that tells the story of a cursed land. Come and learn more about the work and its author.

Emilia Pardo Bazan.

Emilia Pardo Bazán

Emilia Pardo Bazán was a XNUMXth century Spanish writer considered the main feminist of her time. Come and learn more about his life and work.

The Vampire Diaries.

The Vampire Diaries

Vampire Chronicles is a famous literary saga that shows an alternate reality where vampires exist. Come and learn more about the work and its author.

Divergent Book.

Divergent, Veronica Roth's best seller

Divergent is a work by Verónica Roth that shows us a future where society is divided according to gifts. Come and learn more about this novel and its author.

A series of catastrophic misfortunes, A bad beginning.

A series of catastrophic misfortunes

A series of catastrophic misfortunes is a work created by Daniel Handler, where everything bad thought can happen. Come and learn more about its plot and author.

Under the Same Star, by Jonh Green.

Under the same star

Under the Same Star is a book written by John Green that tells how a young woman with cancer decides to love. Come and learn more about this story and its author.

George Loved.

Jorge Amado, life and works

Jorge Amado was a Brazilian writer whose work highlighted the value of the poor class and how they are left out. Come and learn about his life and works.

Game of Thrones books.

Books: Game of Thrones

The Game of Thrones books represent George RR Martin's masterpiece, a unique fantastic literary work. Come and learn about its plot and its author.

The Music of Silence, by the writer Patrick Rothfuss.

The Music of Silence

The Music of Silence is a work by the writer Patrick Rothfuss, it deals with Auri and the world of Subreality. Come, know about this story and its author.

Jules Verne books.

Jules Verne books

To speak of Jules Verne's books is to delve into a very well-crafted science fiction world, typical of a genius. Come and learn more about his work and his life.

The Hunger Games books.

The Hunger Games books

In recent years few literary sagas have reached as high a stage as The Hunger Games. Come and learn more about its plot, its films and its author.

Review of A Monster Comes to See Me

The teachings of a Monster to a child whose mother suffers from cancer is the premise of A Monster Comes to See Me, a novel as sad as it is beautiful.

Stephen King, master of terror

Talking about Stephen King is talking about one of the most significant horror writers in the world, his works are cult pieces. Come and read a little more about it.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

We talk to you in depth about Pride and Prejudice, one of the great works of universal literature that arrived in 1913 to redefine the role of women.

6 big-name editorial updates for May

May begins and several interesting titles are released for another month. For lovers of black and historical novels, these are 6 of the chosen ones.

Bookshelf full of books

How to write a novel

Tips for writing a novel. Everything you need to know to start giving shape to that idea that haunts your head.

Best Futuristic Books

These best futuristic books bring us to a dystopian panorama seen from the perspective of different authors such as Huxley or Wells.

The best Mexican books

These best Mexican books encompass a literature marked by the sentiment of the Mexican Revolution or currents such as magical realism.

The best book sagas

Harry Potter or Daenerys Targaryen are some of the characters included in these best sagas of books in history in which to immerse yourself.

The ten detectives who will accompany you this summer.

Best books to read this holiday

These best books to read this vacation become refreshing proposals that navigate between the crime novel or travel literature.

Gabriel García Márquez

Best magical realism books

The ability to combine magic and everyday life make these best magical realism books the best representatives of this genre that emerged in Latin America.

Best books set in the sea

Taking advantage of the imminent arrival of summer, these best books set by the sea are a refreshing journey through some of the great works of literature.

Best Salman Rushdie books

Among the best books of Salman Rushdie we find not only some of the best stories of India, but the perfect analysis of a country as turbulent as it is fascinating.

Best books about India

From the adventures of Ramayana to the current situation of women in the Asian country, these best books on India analyze the different faces of what is one of the most unique nations in the world.

Image by Haruki Murakami

Haruki Murakami's best books

Straddling realism and fantasy, between East and West, these best books by Haruki Murakami represent the essence of the most popular Japanese author in the world.

Cover of "Bakemonogatari", by Nisio Isin

"Light novels." The literary phenomenon that is sweeping Japan.

The "light novels" or "light novels" are a type of literature typical of Japan, and until recently completely invisible to the West, but that is opening a gap in the market beyond the borders of their country of origin. Where do they come from? Do they have a place outside of Japan?

Best feminist books ever

These best feminist books in history lead us to analyze and experience all the nuances of the pink revolution through different essays and novels.

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

"American Gods." Masterpiece of the writer Neil Gaiman.

What happens to the gods of the Old World when they find themselves without faithful, alone and helpless on a continent that is alien to them? This question is what Neil Gaiman asked himself and it was the genesis of his greatest work: "American Gods."

Ides of March. Books and other stories by and about Julius Caesar

They are the Ides of March, according to the Roman calendar. And such a day as today the conspiracy of Brutus and other members of the Senate of Rome ended with the assassination of Gaius Julius Caesar. I review some books by and about this fundamental figure in the history of Humanity.

Gastronomic Novels: The Literature of the Senses.

Books to eat them: stories between stoves.

Gastronomic novel with chefs as protagonists, biographical or fictional, stories with the kitchen as the main setting, adventures where gastronomy plays a leading role, and even literary works that include recipes for the dishes that appear in them on their pages.

7 books that won the Oscar for best film

One more year today we have an appointment with the Oscars Awards on the most special night in cinema. We reviewed 7 books that were adapted to the big screen and won the Oscar for best film.

World Cat Day. 7 books about literary kitties.

On World Cat Day, which is celebrated today, I review these titles where kittens of all kinds are the protagonists. Illustrious, elegant, terrifying and a source of literary inspiration.

68 years without George Orwell

In our article today we wanted to pay tribute to George Orwell, an author who dared to speak about the global corruption of that time.

Edgar Allan Poe. 209 years after his birth. Some of his phrases

It is now 209 years since the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, so once again it is time to congratulate him on his eternity as a great among the greats of the novel, the story, the poetry and, above all, of the terror, the passion and the most overwhelmed feeling. Today are some of his phrases.

Frankenstein. Mary Shelley's classic turns 200

It was on January 1, 1818 when _Frankenstein or the modern Prometheus_ was published, the work that elevated its author, the British Mary Shelley. We revisit a classic par excellence in literature.

A novel by Spanish province

In today's article we bring you some novels published in the XNUMXst century set in some Spanish provinces (almost all).