
A Flor de Piel (Novela) / On the Surface (a Novel), (Paperback)
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- A Flor de Piel (Novela) / On the Surface (a Novel), (Paperback)
- Author: Planeta Publishing
- ISBN: 9786070728730
- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 2015-09-08
- Page Count: 496
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- Fiction/nonfictionNon-Fiction
- GenreHistory
- Pages496
- Reading levelGeneral/Trade
- SubgenreEurope
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Los protagonistas de A flor de piel, desgarrados entre la pasión de salvar al mundo y la necesidad de salvarse a sí mismos, son como luces en el horizonte oscuro del final de una época. El 30 de noviembre de 1803, una corbeta zarpa del puerto de La Coruña entre vítores y aplausos. En su interior viajan veintidós niños huérfanos cuya misión consiste en llevar la recién descubierta vacuna de la viruela a los territorios de Ultramar, entre ellos, a la joya de la Corona: la Nueva España y su capital, México. Los acompaña Isabel Zendal, encargada de cuidarlos. Los héroes de esta descabellada expedición, dirigida por el médico Francisco Xavier Balmis y su ayudante Josep Salvany, sobrevivirán a temporales y naufragios, se enfrentarán a la oposición del clero, a la corrupción de los oficiales y a la codicia de quienes buscan lucrar a costa de los desamparados. Si al final esta aventura se convirtió en la mayor proeza humanitaria de la Historia, se debió no sólo al coraje de aquellos niños que se abocaron a salvar las vidas de muchísima gente, sino también al arrojo de Balmis y Salvany, hombres sin miedo que se disputaron el amor de la única mujer a bordo.
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The protagonists of A flor de piel, torn between the passion to save the world and the need to save themselves, are like lights on the dark horizon of the end of an era. On November 30, 1803, a corvette set sail from the port of La Coruña amidst cheers and applause. Twenty-two orphaned children are traveling inside, whose mission is to take the newly discovered smallpox vaccine to the overseas territories, including the jewel in the crown: New Spain and its capital, Mexico. They are accompanied by Isabel Zendal, in charge of taking care of them. The heroes of this crazy expedition, led by the doctor Francisco Xavier Balmis and his assistant Josep Salvany, will survive storms and shipwrecks, face the opposition of the clergy, the corruption of the officers and the greed of those who seek to profit at the expense of the homeless. If in the end this adventure became the greatest humanitarian feat in history, it was due not only to the courage of those children who dedicated themselves to saving the lives of many people, but also to the courage of Balmis and Salvany, fearless men who fought for the love of the only woman on board.- A Flor de Piel (Novela) / On the Surface (a Novel), (Paperback)
- Author: Planeta Publishing
- ISBN: 9786070728730
- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 2015-09-08
- Page Count: 496
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