by Marcos Aguinis · Planeta · tapa dura · ISBN 9788432000195
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«La cruz invertida» is the novel by Argentine writer Marcos Aguinis, published in 1970 by Planeta in hardback (348 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows a Jesuit priest divided between his faith and his carnal desires, in a story set in the 19th century. The action takes place in an indeterminate country that synthesizes Spanish America, and in that personal conflict, guilt, sin, hypocrisy, and the search for truth are explored, with characters adopting caricatured traits.
This work won the Planeta Prize in 1970 and belongs to the eponymous collection of the Planeta publishing house.
For those interested in 20th-century Spanish American narrative and award-winning historical fiction.
Marcos Aguinis is an Argentine writer. Trained in medical studies, music and psychoanalysis, his work and his thoughts are focused on the notions of independence, democracy and rejection of authoritarianism. He is a proponent of political liberalism, and participates in seminars and conferences from the Freedom Foundation organized by Mario Vargas Llosa. He is the father of business professor, researcher, and author Herman Aguinis.
