Resumen
Los cuatro jinetes del apocalipsis (1916) is Vicente Blasco Ibáñez’s internationally acclaimed novel, set against the backdrop of World War I.
The story follows two families—one French, one German—whose destinies are intertwined by love, conflict, and the sweeping horrors of war.
The novel explores themes of human suffering, the destructiveness of nationalism, moral responsibility, and the fragility of civilization, symbolically linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse representing conquest, war, famine, and death.
Blasco Ibáñez vividly depicts the battlefield, the social upheaval, and the personal tragedies experienced by individuals caught in global conflict.
Combining historical realism, social critique, and melodrama, the novel emphasizes both the universal consequences of war and the enduring human capacity for love, resilience, and moral reflection amidst catastrophe.