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Mare Nostrum: Our Sea is a novel by Vicente Blasco Ib��ez that explores the complex relationships between love, power, and ambition in the context of World War I. The story follows the life of Ulysses Ferragut, a wealthy and adventurous young man who becomes a captain of a ship and travels the Mediterranean Sea. He falls in love with a beautiful and mysterious woman named Cinta, who is involved in a dangerous game of espionage and political intrigue. As the war breaks out, Ulysses is forced to choose between his love for Cinta and his duty to his country. Along the way, he encounters a cast of memorable characters, including a German spy, a French artist, and an Italian anarchist. Mare Nostrum: Our Sea is a gripping tale of love, betrayal, and sacrifice set against the backdrop of one of the most tumultuous periods in European history.1930. Ibanez, Spanish novelist and political activist, who wrote The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, which made him world famous. In Mare Nostrum, a young Spanish sea captain learns about life and death, great love and passionate hatred, while sailing the waters of Our Sea, and a female German spy willingly sacrifices her life for her country. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.