Hombres Buenos ✯

In the late 1700s, during the reign of King Charles III, the ( Real Academia Española ) commissions two of its members to travel to Paris. Their goal is to acquire the 28 volumes of the first edition of the Encyclopédie by Diderot and D'Alembert—a monumental work of the Enlightenment that was strictly banned in Spain by the Inquisition. The "Good Men"

A devout, traditionalist librarian and translator of Virgil who represents the conservative, religious side of Spanish society. Hombres buenos

The two protagonists are unlikely companions with opposing worldviews: In the late 1700s, during the reign of

A retired naval officer, rationalist, and skeptic who believes in the progress of science and the "lights" of reason. The two protagonists are unlikely companions with opposing

Arriving in Paris, they find a city on the brink of the French Revolution, filled with philosophical salons, libertine lifestyles, and rising political agitation. Dual Narrative Structure