Arturo Pérez-Reverte (b. 1951) is a Spanish novelist and journalist. Born in Cartagena, Spain. He worked as war reporter for twenty-one years (1973 - 1994). He started his journalist career writing for Pueblo (extinct newspaper) and then for Televisión Española (the Spanish state-owned television). His first novel was released in 1986.

He is now a member of the Real Academia Española, a position he holds since June 12, 2003.

Selected bibliography in English

• The Fencing Master (1988)
• The Flanders Panel (1990)
• The Club Dumas (1993)
• The Seville Communion (1995)
• Captain Alatriste (1996)
• The Nautical Chart (2000)
• The Queen of the South (2002)

Pérez-Reverte on the screen

• The Ninth Gate, by Roman Polanski (1999) (based on The Club Dumas)
• Cachito
• Territorio Comanche
• Alatriste (2005) (based on Captain Alatriste)

External links

• Official Website
• Official Website (in Spanish)