If you like reading about the history of Spain The King Corp book may not have gone unnoticed by you. It has been on the market for a few months now and it tells the least known story of Juan Carlos I.
Do you want to know more about this book? Here we leave you a small guide so you know who wrote it, what the book is about, how many pages it has...
Who wrote the book King Corp
Before telling you about the book, it is advisable that you know the authors a little. And yes, we say it in plural because In this case this book is written in four hands. Its creators are José María Olmo and David Fernández.
Jose Maria Olmo He was born in Cartagena in 1981 and currently directs the Investigation section of El Confidencial. Some of the most important investigations in which he has participated are the Panama Papers, that of Little Nicolás, the espionage of Isabel Díaz Ayuso, Piqué's businesses and, of course, the banking movements of Juan Carlos I in Switzerland.
For its part, David Fernandez, Born in Madrid in 1975, he has worked in several newspapers and magazines known in Spain such as 20 Minutos, El Confidencial, Interviú, Vozpopuli, El Plural...
We highlight two investigative books from him, one on ETA and the other on the Gürtel plot.
What is the King Corp book about?
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If we had to tell you briefly and directly what King Corp is about, then we would have to say that it is about Juan Carlos I.
However, It is not a biography of the former king of Spain. Nor does it tell the story that is already known. As a result of the problems with justice that he has had, the two journalists decided to do an investigation into the money movements that have marked a period of Juan Carlos I and how he has become richer, in addition to benefiting other Spanish elites.
In other words, The book is about the dark and hidden part of Juan Carlos I, focused above all on the economic issue.
We leave you the synopsis:
«In the empire of Juan Carlos I, which spans from Panama to Switzerland passing through the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, the sun never sets nor, more importantly, does liquidity run out.
King Corp. follows in the footsteps of money, as the canons of investigative journalism dictate, without forgetting to recreate the corrupt atmosphere of a time and a country. In this sense, King Corp. is a bestiary of the Spanish elites who became (even more) rich and powerful in the king's shadow; a black chronicle (with an inevitable pink background) where drug traffickers, Swiss lawyers and arms traffickers (among others) parade; and an instruction manual to guide you through the labyrinth of financial scandals and judicial proceedings that threatened to put a king in the dock for the first time in the history of Spain.
It is also the detailed and vibrant account of the social, judicial and political collusion that allowed the head of State to accumulate hundreds of millions of euros in tax havens, use the State's assets for his own benefit and play with the intelligence services as if they were his tin soldiers.
In addition to providing context and narrative texture to much information published in a fragmentary way in recent years, José María Olmo and David Fernández reveal assets, collaborators and episodes of the immense economic conglomerate of Juan Carlos I that had remained hidden until now, after accessing exclusively to bank documents, emails and photographs, as well as testimonies from bankers, businessmen, Zarzuela workers, soldiers, members of the secret services, close friends and former lovers of Juan Carlos I.
How many pages does King Corp have?
If you are thinking about whether or not to buy the book and read a part of the history of Spain, you should know that right now, with the edition in which it was released (because we are talking about a book published on May 8, 2023 and there is still no other editions), It has a total of 342 pages.
If the edition changes, or modifications are made, it is normal for the number of pages to change.
Is the book serious? Is it worth reading it?
The majority of opinions that we have been able to read on Amazon and in other places where the book has been discussed say it is very good. Of course, there are always opinions for all tastes.
We must not lose sight of the fact that this is an investigation that these journalists have carried out and that they have prepared the book based on them. Whether it's true or not, It will depend on the veracity of the data they handle, that the interviewees have told the truth, etc.
But what is noticeable is that the topic has been very well documented and worked on, focusing on the hidden life of Juan Carlos I and everything that, behind the scenes, it has always been said that he did but no one said out loud.
It will be up to you to believe it or think that it was not like that.
Do you give the King Corp book a chance? And if you have already read it, what do you think of the "untold empire of Juan Carlos I"?