Enlightened men and good men

Directly from the imagination of the journalist Former war reporter Arturo Pérez Reverte, become successful writer and academician recognized in his own country of Spain, "Buenos Hombres" is his latest novel published to date. The author combines an elegant literary style with rigorous historical context, freedom of effective storytelling, profound philosophical thought and adventures as hectic qu'addictives.

Madrid 1780: Don Hermógenes Molina, scholar and illustrates widower Don Pedro Zárate, former sailor war nicknamed "El Almirante" rushed to Paris by the Real Academia in order to bring a copy of the Encyclopedia, banned book could shake the foundation of the company in France and Spain. Thus begins their journey between uncertainties, disappointments, intrigues to make them fail in their business, on roads infested with bandits, in squalid and uncomfortable hostels, from Spain to the pre-revolutionary Paris cafes, duels morning, salons of high society where one discusses philosophy and licentiousness, amid a political turmoil which is the first of the coming revolution.

Based on real elements, but also on other relevant pure fiction, "Hombres Buenos" tells the heroic adventure of two men who love freedom of thought and pushed by the light of reason, which wanted to change the world through books, swelling the ranks of the great army of "good of men." Thanks to this intelligent romance between history and fiction, Arturo Pérez Reverte regales the reader of a literary tasty cocktail which he alone has the secret. And the reader wanting more.

The best way to reflect the substance seems to me this sentence from the text:
"In tiempos de siempre oscuridad hubo hombres buenos that lucharon por las luces traer y el Progreso. Y no faltaron quienes intentaban impedirlo "

("In the dark times there has always been good men who fought to bring enlightenment and progress. And those who tried to obstruct it never failed")

An instructive novel, necessary and written in a language rich, vivid unique style.