Manuscrito encontrado en Zaragoza

During the Peninsular War, a French officer discovers a mysterious manuscript. Its pages contain the extraordinary adventures of Alfonso van Worden, a young captain in the Walloon Guard, who embarks on a journey through the Sierra Morena mountains that becomes an unforgettable, supernatural experience. Over fourteen days, Alfonso hears tales from Kabbalists and demonologists, Italian bandits and gypsies, ancient philosophers and fearsome pilgrims. Each narrative intertwines with another in a nested structure that blends the fantastic with the picaresque, Gothic horror with enlightened satire. Written by the Polish Count Jan Potocki in the early 19th century, this precursor to Romanticism offers a fascinating and mysterious vision of legendary Spain: a land of extreme passions, Kabbalistic secrets, and inexplicable wonders.