Zorro: The Novel by Isabel Allende
A swashbuckling adventure story that reveals for the first time how Diego de la Vega became the masked man we all know.
Born in southern California late in the 18th century, Diego de la Vega is the son of an aristocratic Spanish military man turned landowner and a Shoshone warrior. From his maternal grandmother Diego learns the ways of her tribe, and from his father, lessons in swordsmanship and cattle branding. It is during his childhood, full of mischief and adventure, that Diego witnesses the brutal injustices dealt Native Americans by European settlers and first feels the inner conflict of his heritage.
At 16, Diego is sent to Barcelona for a European education. In a country chafing under corrupt Napoleonic rule, Diego follows the example of his celebrated fencing master and joins La Justicia, a secret resistance movement devoted to helping the powerless. With these tumultuous times as backdrop, Diego falls in love, saves the persecuted, and confronts a great rival who emerges from the world of privilege.
Between California and Barcelona, the New World and the Old, the persona of Zorro is formed, a hero is born and the legend begins.
After many adventures - duels at dawn, fierce battles with pirates at sea, and impossible rescues - Diego de la Vega, aka Zorro, returns to America to reclaim the hacienda on which he was raised and to seek justice for all who cannot fight for it themselves.
Format: Paperback | 400 pages
Dimensions (cm): 23.3 x 15.2 x 2.8 | 618g -
Publication Date: 27 Apr 2005
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: 4th Estate
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0007201974
ISBN13: 9780007201976
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Some damage to the cover including minor scuff marks along the edges, and obvious creasing on the bottom-right corner of the front cover, and minor creasing on the top-left corner of the back cover, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.