by Zoé Oldenbourg · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423306251
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«La piedra angular» is a historical novel by Zoé Oldenbourg published by Destino in paperback (512 pages, in Spanish).
Set in the feudal world, the novel interweaves two stories: the old Baron Ansiau de Linnieres goes on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, while his son Herbert and grandson Haugenier remain in the fief. Amid wars, social codes and religious devotion, it portrays a relentless era where love and faith clash with survival.
It won the Prix Femina in 1953. The original title of the work is La pierre angulaire. The Destino edition belongs to the Áncora y Delfín collection (no. 337).
For readers of historical fiction and medieval fiction interested in feudalism, pilgrimage to the Holy Land and social codes.
Zoé Oldenbourg was a Russian-born French popular historian and novelist who specialized in medieval French history, in particular the Crusades and Cathars.
