About the book: 2009 / The novel "Day of Wrath" is dedicated to the cornerstone event of Spanish history - the Madrid uprising on May 2, 1808 against Napoleon, which was ruthlessly suppressed by French troops and served the impetus for the long Franco-Spanish War and the revival of Spanish identity; uprising, known throughout the world from F. Goya’s painting “Execution of the Rebels on the Night of May 3, 1808.” With unsurpassed skill, Perez-Reverte unfolds before the reader a panorama of the city in revolt, lovingly describing every leaf and stone, every character - stonemasons and laundresses, courtiers and guard officers, noble ladies and passionate gentlemen…