by Nathaniel Hawthorne · Martinez Roca · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483270165
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«La letra escarlata» is the classic novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published by Martinez Roca in paperback (255 pages, in Spanish).
Set in seventeenth-century Puritan Boston, the novel follows Hester Prynne, condemned to wear a scarlet letter A on her chest for adultery. Through her story, Hawthorne portrays the hypocrisy and moral rigour of the community, and the effects of sin, guilt and redemption on those who remain silent and those who accuse.
Originally published in 1850 as The Scarlet Letter, this 1999 Spanish edition belongs to the Grandes Obras Clásicas collection and includes a translation by A. Ruste.
A classic work commonly read in schools, for those who enjoy nineteenth-century American literature and moral dramas.
Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion.
