Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Arturo Pérez-Reverte Gutiérrez (born 25 November 1951 in
Cartagena) is a Spanish novelist and journalist. He worked as a
war correspondent for
RTVE for 21 years (1973–1994). His first novel, ''El húsar'', set in the
Napoleonic Wars, was released in 1986.
He is well known outside Spain for his "
Alatriste" series of novels, which have been translated into multiple languages. Since 2003 he has been a member of the
Royal Spanish Academy.
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