Magellan

In 1519, the Portuguese Magellan left for Spain to find the passage leading from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indies. Of the 5 ships and 265 men on board, only a raft of 18 survivors will return three years later... without Magellan. In addition to having opened the famous route of spices from the West, this expedition will be the first circumnavigation of history. Through this biographical odyssey, Zweig plunges us into an unrivalled adventure, at the heart of the confrontations, rivalries and mutinies that have glorified a cross marked by many other events - polar cold, storms, hunger and diseases. But nothing came to an end of Magellan's determination. The only translation of this story was from 1938. A new version was required, closer to the original text and allowing a true rediscovery of Stefan Zweig's work.