The Nautical Chart

by Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Book Overview

Un marino sin barco, desterrado del mar, conoce a una extraña mujer que posee, tal vez sin saberlo, respuestas a preguntas que ciertos hombres se hacen desde siglos Cazadores de naufragios en... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0156029820
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: HarperVia
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.1" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Another wonderful book of Perez Reverte

As in all its previous works the lead female character will captivate you and her psychological traits are one of the pivots of the novel. As she and his companion a fatalistic out of job sailor try to discover an sunken Spanish Galleon nearby the cost of the Cadiz they will have to sort out a large number of obstacles, criminals and an old nautical chart which bears no identical resemblance to current ones. I find very odd that many reviewers were put off by the fact that the author uses nautical terms along the novel. But of course he must do it, otherwise how can the reader relate to the struggle and the mystery involved in looking for ancient sunken ships and situations which involve the characters? By the way even if you do not have a clue about nautical terminology (as is my case) the narrative is so good that it enhances your reading experience.

La Carta Esferica

La Carta Esférica by Arturo Pérez Reverte is probably the most complex I've read of his fiction works so far. I have immensely enjoyed three of his simpler but very successful novels about Capitán Alatriste because the 17th century backdrop that Pérez provides for his main character is historically well informed and the intrigue that the author places over the good but aging Capitán is exciting and humanly touching at the same time. I've also read his La Reina del Sur that seems more akin to La Carta because it takes place in modern Spain and it involves very believable contemporary characters. For me, however, La Carta is tops for the following reasons. La Carta appears to me as the best work by Pérez Alatriste so far because he does the best job in exploring the psychology of his characters. The main character, Coy, an aging merchant mariner struggling to bring some sense to his chaotic and rudimentary life, gets caught up with a beautiful but crafty and intelligent woman who tries to double-cross him in the end. Pérez has an eye for slight facial gestures in his characters, especially in the men, which he employs as beautifully crafted literary vehicles to reveal hidden feelings in his characters. This is excellent writing which earned him high literary rewards, according to the publisher's notes in the back of the book. I read La Carta very slowly and enjoyed it greatly. My Spanish maritime vocabulary came to life where there was none before. I recommend La Carta Esférica to anyone who can appreciate complex and deeply thought and researched fiction. --Carlos B. Gil

don Carlos

Otra vez ha logrado Pérez-Reverte crear un mundo del cual el lector no quiere salir. Es uno de estos libros que inquieta al tener que terminarlo.

Mejor que nunca

Lo ha conseguido otra vez. La verdad es que hay un por que A. P. Reverte es el escritor español que vende mas libros en el mundo. Este libro es fantastico sobre todo para los personas quien es les gustaria ampliar sus conocimientos del mar y la navegacion de lo mismo. Recommendado para todos los amantes de la buena lectura y de Perez-Reverte.

¡Perez-Reverte me encanta!

A mi me gusto mucho. "Tanger Soto", el nombre nada mas vale las primeras cien paginas! Mucho tecnicismos, si, pero el mar requiere su propio vocabulario. El libro encierra mucha historia interesante para nosotros los del Caribe. A mi me gusto como trata con temas clasicos (aventura, la tierra y el mal, el mal y el bien, amor y pasion) en un marco contemporaneo. Ademas el libro tiene una estructura interesante que recuerda el vaiven de las olas o un tema de jazz.