The novel’s title refers to the carriage ( berlina ) in which Prim was shot while traveling through Madrid's calle del Turco . Gibson uses a fictional protagonist, Patrick Boyd—the imaginary son of the real-life Irish revolutionary Robert Boyd —to investigate the crime three years after it occurred.
: It is not a traditional novel but a political thriller that functions like a journalistic report, utilizing fictionalized diaries and letters to ground the story in historical reality. La berlina de Prim - Ian Gibson.epub
: Gibson explores the "Democratic Sexennium," a chaotic six-year period that saw the overthrow of the monarchy and the rise and fall of the First Spanish Republic . The novel’s title refers to the carriage (
: The work won the Fernando Lara Novel Prize in 2012 , recognized for its "rigorous" yet accessible portrayal of Spanish history. Mis anotaciones: La berlina de Prim (2012), de Ian Gibson : Gibson explores the "Democratic Sexennium," a chaotic