Was born in Cartagena, Spain in 1951.
He was a war correspondent for newspapers, radio and television until 1994, when he decided to devote himself to literature.
A very successful author, his novels have been translated into over 40 languages and have had numerous film adaptations.
In 1992 he received the Goya Prize, followed by, among others, the Jean Monnet Prize for European Literature (1997), the Prix Méditerranée Étranger awarded by the Académie Goncourt (2001), the von Rezzori Prize (2008). In 1998 he was appointed Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France and since 2003 he has been a member of the Real Academia Española, the highest Spanish institution for language and literature.
Among his titles published in Italy we remember, in addition to the series of Captain Alatriste, Il club Dumas (The Dumas Club, 1997 and 2013), La tavola fiamminga (The Flanders panel, 1999 and 2014), La pelle del tamburo (The Seville communion, 1998 and 2018), Il maestro di scherma (The fencing master, 1999 and 2014), La carta sferica (The nautical chart, 2000), L’ombra dell’aquila (2002), La regina del Sud (The Queen of the South, 2003), Una questione d’onore (2004), L’ussaro (2006), L’oro del re (The King’s Gold, 2006), Il pittore di battaglie (The painter of battles, 2007), Il tango della Vecchia Guardia (2013), Il cecchino paziente (2014), Due uomini buoni (2016), Il codice dello scorpione (2017), L’ultima carta è la morte (2018), I cani di strada non ballano (2019), Sabotaggio (2020), SIDI (2021), Occhi azzurri (2021), L’italiano (2022), Linea di fuoco (2023).
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ITALIAN EDITIONS
Novels
La tavola fiamminga
(The Flanders panel)
translation by Ilide Carmignani
Milano, Rizzoli, 2015
Il club Dumas
(The Dumas club)
translation by Ilide Carmignani
Milano, Rizzoli, 2015
La pelle del tamburo
(The Seville communion)
translation by Ilide Carmignani
Milano, Rizzoli, 2018
Il maestro di scherma
(The fencing master)
translation by Paola Tomasinelli
Milano, Rizzoli/best BUR, 2014
Territorio comanche
translation by Ilide Carmignani
Milano, Marco Tropea Editore, 1999
La carta sferica
(The nautical chart)
translation by Roberta Bovaia e Silvia Sichel
Milano, il Saggiatore/Tascabili, 2011
Il Capitano Alatriste
(Captain Alatriste)
translation by Roberta Bovaia
Milano, Rizzoli, 2015
Captain Alatriste’s Saga
Purezza di sangue
(The purity of blood)
translation by Roberta Bovaia
Milano, Tropea/Salani, 2006
Captain Alatriste’s Saga
Il sole di Breda
(The sun over Breda)
translation by Roberta Bovaia
Milano, Salani (Marco Tropea Editore), 2002
Captain Alatriste’s Saga
L’ombra dell’aquila
translation by Silvia Sichel
Milano, Marco Tropea Editore, 2002
La Regina del Sud
(The Queen of the South)
translation by Roberta Bovaia
Milano, Marco Tropea Editore, 2003
Una questione d’onore
translation by Pino Cacucci
Milano, Marco Tropea Editore, 2004
L’ussaro
translation by Silvia Sichel
Milano, Marco Tropea Editore, 2006
L’oro del re
(The King’s gold)
translation by Roberta Bovaia
Milano, Marco Tropea Editore, 2006
Captain Alatriste’s Saga
Il pittore di battaglie
(The painter of battles)
translation by Roberta Bovaia
Milano, Collezione Tropea, 2011
Premio von Rezzori, 2008 Prize
Il cavaliere dal farsetto giallo
(The man in the yellow doublet)
translation by Roberta Bovaia
Milano, Marco Tropea Editore, 2008
Captain Alatriste’s Saga
Corsari di Levante
(Pirates of the Levant)
translation by Roberta Bovaia
Milano, Marco Tropea Editore, 2009
Captain Alatriste’s Saga
Il giocatore occulto
(The siege)
translation by Roberta Bovaia
Milano, Mondadori, Euroclub/Mondolibri, 2011
Dagger de Novela Negra Prize
Il ponte degli assassini
translation by Eleonora Mogavero and Giuliana Carraro
Milano, Marco Tropea Editore, 2012
Captain Alatriste’s Saga
Il tango della Vecchia Guardia
translation by Bruno Arpaia
Milano, Rizzoli best BUR, 2015
Il cecchino paziente
translation by Bruno Arpaia
Milano, Rizzoli, 2016
Due uomini buoni
translation by Bruno Arpaia
Milano, Rizzoli, 2016
Il codice dello scorpione
translation by Bruno Arpaia
Milano, Rizzoli, BUR 2021
L’ultima carta è la morte
translation by Bruno Arpaia
Milano, Rizzoli, 2021
I cani di strada non ballano
translation by Bruno Arpaia
Milano, Rizzoli, 2019
Sabotaggio
translation by Bruno Arpaia
Milano, Rizzoli, 2022
SIDI
translation by Bruno Arpaia
Milano, Rizzoli, 2021
Occhi azzurri
introduction and translation by Bruno Arpaia
Milano, Solferino, 2021
L’italiano
translation by Bruno Arpaia
Milano, Rizzoli, 2022
Linea di fuoco
translation by Bruno Arpaia
Milano, Rizzoli, 2023
Premio de la Crítica 2020 Prize
Collection of writings
Le barche si perdono a terra. Scritti su barche, mari e marinai (1994-2012)
preface by Jacinto Antón
translation by Eleonora Mogavero and Giuliana Carraro
Milano, Rizzoli, 2016
Other texts
Miguel de Cervantes
Don Chisciotte della Mancia
adapted by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
translation by Anita Taroni
Milano, Rizzoli, 2016
Fiction for childrens
Il piccolo oplita
with drawings by Fernando Vicente
translation by Ilide Carmignani
Roma, Gallucci, 2012
