1564, Granada. Als die Mauren gegen die unterdrückerischen Christen aufbegehren, werden sie vernichtend geschlagen. Hernando, ein junger Araber mit christlichem Vater, wird von seinem Stiefvater für seine unreine Herkunft verachtet. Schließlich wird er von diesem in die Pferdeställe verbannt. Dort erkennt Hernando seine Begabung als Maultiertreiber. Als er schließlich im Dienste des maurischen Königs gegen die Christen kämpft, lernt er Fatima, die Liebe seines Lebens, kennen. Doch Fatima wird nicht die Seine werden.

Informationen zum Autor Ildefonso Falcones Klappentext From the internationally bestselling author of THE CATHEDRAL OF THE SEA. 1564! Granada. The Moors have unsuccessfully tried to rise up against their oppressors. One man! half-Muslim! half-Christian! hatches a grand plan to reconcile two warring faiths - and the two halves of his identity. Zusammenfassung Snared between two cultures and two loves, one man is forced to choose... After years of Christian oppression, the Moors take arms and daub the white houses of Sierra Nevada with the blood of their victims.Fuelled with the love of the beautiful Fatima, Hernando hatches a plan to unite the two warring faiths - and the two halves of his identity...

Vorwort
The new historical blockbuster from the internationally bestselling author of Cathedral Of The Sea.

Autorentext

Ildefonso Falcones

Klappentext

From the internationally bestselling author of THE CATHEDRAL OF THE SEA. 1564, Granada. The Moors have unsuccessfully tried to rise up against their oppressors. One man, half-Muslim, half-Christian, hatches a grand plan to reconcile two warring faiths - and the two halves of his identity.

Zusammenfassung
Snared between two cultures and two loves, one man is forced to choose... After years of Christian oppression, the Moors take arms and daub the white houses of Sierra Nevada with the blood of their victims.Fuelled with the love of the beautiful Fatima, Hernando hatches a plan to unite the two warring faiths - and the two halves of his identity...