by Matt Cohen · Embolsillo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496748538
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«El médico de Toledo» is the historical novel by Matt Cohen, published by Embolsillo in paperback (472 pages, in Spanish).
Toledo, late 14th century. Abraham Halevi, born of the rape of his Jewish mother by a Christian soldier, studies medicine in Montpellier and returns to his city. After saving the wife and son of the merchant Juan Velázquez with a caesarean, he earns his friendship, but does not escape the religious intolerance of Cardinal Rodrigo Velázquez.
Novel originally published in 1985 under the title The Spanish Doctor; the Spanish translation is by Carlos Scola Pliego.
For readers of historical fiction interested in medieval Spain and the religious conflicts of the era.
Matthew Cohen was a Canadian writer who published both mainstream literature under his own name and children's literature under the pseudonym Teddy Jam.
