by Max Gallo · Grupo Anaya Publicaciones Generales · tapa dura · ISBN 9788420609829
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«La Cruz de Occidente» is the historical novel by Max Gallo, published by Alianza Editorial in hardback (624 pages, in Spanish).
The book follows Bernard de Thorenc, a member of a noble Provençal family, through the religious wars of the 16th century: the struggle between Spaniards and Turks for the Mediterranean, the Catholic triumph at Lepanto, the inquisitorial Spain of Philip II, and the clash between Huguenots and Catholics in France that culminates in the St Bartholomew's Day massacre. The narrative addresses religious fanaticism and the violence generated by the crusades.
The story is part of a broader work by Max Gallo on the period. The edition includes the translation by Carmen and M.ª Dolores Torres París.
Suitable for readers of historical fiction interested in the conflict between Christians and Muslims in the 16th-century Mediterranean.
Max Louis Jules Gallo was a French writer, historian and politician. He wrote over one hundred books. He served in the National Assembly (1981–1983), as Spokesperson of the Government under Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy (1983–1984), and in the European Parliament (1984–1994).
