by Lion Feuchtwanger · Planeta DeAgostini · tapa dura · ISBN 9788439581109
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«La judía de Toledo» is the historical novel by Lion Feuchtwanger, published by Planeta DeAgostini in hardback (573 pages, in Spanish).
The novel is set in twelfth-century Toledo, a city where Christians, Jews and Muslims coexist, and tells of King Alfonso VIII of Castile's passion for Raquel, a young Jewish woman. The narrative interweaves the romance with religious tensions, court intrigues and their consequences for the kingdom.
The work was originally published in 1954 under the title Die Jüdin von Toledo; this Spanish-language edition, translated by Ana Tortajada, dates from 2003.
For readers of historical fiction, especially those who enjoy stories of love and political conflict in medieval Spain.
Lion Feuchtwanger was a German Jewish novelist and playwright. A prominent figure in the literary world of Weimar Germany, he influenced contemporaries including playwright Bertolt Brecht.
