Zorro: A Novel
by Isabel Allende
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Author: Isabel AllendeTranslator: Margaret Sayers Peden
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-05-03
ISBN: 0060778970
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Harper
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Book Review: "Welcome to La Justicia, Zorro"
Summary: 5 Stars
When I was I kid I used to sit in front of the TV every afternoon after school to watch my favorite series. I spent innumerable hours seeing Zorro defend liberty and justice against awful villains like Moncada, and being amused by the clumsy Sergeant Garcia. If you experienced something similar, you will be amazed by Allende's novel, since she creates a convincing past for our beloved hero, and in the process answers several of the questions that we have asked ourselves for years.
A close friend of Zorro who remains anonymous for most of the book tells the story. This person is trying to set the record straight regarding the true story of the man who became a legend. In this effort, the narrator starts with events prior to the birth of Diego de la Vega, recounting how Alejandro met Diego's mother in a war between the Indians and the Spanish. From Diego's childhood we start seeing how this individual was shaped by the relationship with his grandmother's tribe and the search for okahue: love, justice, respect, dignity and courage.
Some of the questions that we will get answers for include how the relationship with Bernardo started, how the secret passage between Diego's house and the Zorro's hideout came into existence, why Moncada hated Zorro and why Garcia liked him, even though it was his duty to go after him. Also, the author presents us with information regarding Diego's studies in Barcelona, which allows us to gain further insight into what drives our hero.
One of my favorite aspects of this novel is how the relationship between Diego and Bernardo is described, not only allowing us to understand their brotherhood, but also as a tool to depict in simple terms the prejudice surrounding them. Even though both of them consider the other one his brother, since Bernardo has Indian parents, everyone except for Diego treated him differently, and this undoubtedly helped Zorro to understand some of life's harsh truths.
In the last few years there had been movies, series and books telling us about the unknown childhood and youth of our favorite heroes. An example would be the TV series "Smallville", which deals with the time in which Superman was a teenager. It was about time that someone revealed to us the real story of the younger years of one of the most beloved heroes of all times. And Allende is up to the task, delivering a novel that is impossible to put down and that brings Zorro even to a higher echelon of a legend, if this is even possible!
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