num_pages: 288
description: Based on a real-life incident,  Robinson Crusoe tells the story of a young man who yearns to escape the mundane world and set sail for a life of adventure in faraway places. Defying his father's wishes he leaves on board a ship, then finds himself marooned on a tropical island where he wrestles with his fate and ponders the nature of God and man. The world has gotten smaller since Defoe penned his novel, but the human imagination still looms large. So even in today's world of space exploration, this story of an ordinary man struggling to survive has not lost its appeal for modern readers.
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: Robinson Crusoe
titlecomplete: Robinson Crusoe
characters: Robinson Crusoe, Friday
genres: Fiction, Adventure, British Literature, Classic Literature, School, Literature, 18th Century, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 296810
places: Brazil, small island on mouth of Orinoco river, North Africa, Caribbean Islands
series: Robinson Crusoe
publisher: Panamericana Editorial Ltda.