The Adventurers - Os Libertinos — O mundo dos aventureiros

Harold Robbins

Authorhouse

2010

712 páginas

23h 44m

ISBN-13: 9781452045689

Os Libertinos: O mundo dos aventureiros -- Os leitores habituais de Harold Robbins descobrirão que há material para uns quatro romances de sucesso em "Os libertinos" - e concordarão também que todos deveriam ter como central a figura de Dax Xenos que, nesse livro, torna-se inesquecível.

The Adventurers (1966) -- The wealthy playboy, son of an assassinated South American diplomat from "Corteguay", discovers that his father was really murdered on orders of the corrupt president of the country--a man who was his father's friend and who, in fact, his father had helped put into power. He returns from living a jet-set life in Europe to lead a revolution against the government, only to find out that things aren't quite as black and white as he had assumed.

The Adventurers, a story of revolution and danger in the sultry jungles of South America. As a young boy, Diogenes Alejandro Xenos, witnesses the murder of his mother and sister by a band of marauders. As "Dax" grows to adulthood, he channels his fear and hatred into a desire for revolution, swearing revenge on those in power as he upsets the status quo. His actions make him an outlaw, living on the fringes of society in a land turned upside down with corruption. He is wanted by men and women alike-but for very different reasons. This epic tale of escape from the horrors of a third-world regime is one of Harold Robbins' most ambitious novels ever, combining his trademark sensuality with political intrigue and a globe-spanning variety of exotic locales.
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http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D03E4DC143EE034BC4E51DFB566838B669EDE
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porfirio_Rubirosa
"The Adventurers is a 1970 American drama film based on the novel by Harold Robbins. It is loosely based on the life of Dominican diplomat and playboy Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza".