by Martí Gironell · SUMA · tapa dura · ISBN 9788483654491
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«El último abad» is the historical novel by Martí Gironell, published by SUMA in hardback (408 pages, in Spanish).
In 1554, the Benedictine monastery of Sant Benet is in decline, like other Catalan monasteries, and King Philip II takes advantage of it. The new abbot, Pere Frigola, rebels and fights to revive it. The story mixes intrigue, love and hatred, and denounces abuses of power in the Church and the Crown in the 16th century and the misery of the people.
It belongs to the Otros tiempos collection. The author wrote the novel at the Sant Benet monastery, where he stayed for a year.
For readers of historical fiction who enjoy plots of power, intrigue and corruption set in 16th-century Spain.
