by Joaquín Borrell · Círculo de Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422661375
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«El escribano del secreto» is the historical novel by Joaquín Borrell, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (318 pages, in Spanish).
The work recounts the experiences of don Esteban de Montserrat, secretary of the secret of the Holy Office in Spain in 1561, and portrays the Inquisition: its procedures, its hierarchy and the fear it instilled. The novel combines humour and irony with characters of different conditions, among inquisitors, novices, conversos, gypsies and common people.
Published in 1996, this Círculo de Lectores edition includes an illustrated dust jacket and is classified as a historical novel.
For readers of historical novels interested in the Spanish Inquisition, sixteenth-century Spain and stories with irony and humour.
