by Ildefonso Falcones · Goldmann TB · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783442477753
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«Die Pfeiler des Glaubens» is the historical novel by Ildefonso Falcones, published by Goldmann in paperback (928 pages, in German).
Set in Andalusia in 1568, it narrates the rebellion of the Moriscos against Christian oppression. Its protagonist, Hernando Ruiz, a young man with blue eyes, is born from the rape of his Muslim mother by a priest; marked as an outcast, he joins the rebels, and love and a terrible decision condition his destiny.
German version of the novel «La mano de Fátima» (2009), translated by Stefanie Karg.
For readers of historical fiction interested in 16th-century Spain and in conflicts between Christians and Muslims.
Barcelona lawyer and novelist, author of Cathedral of the Sea and The Heirs of the Earth, major Spanish-language historical-fiction hits.
