by Benito Pérez Galdós · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781092248723
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«Torquemada en la Hoguera», a novel by Benito Pérez Galdós, published by Independently Published in paperback (124 pages, in Spanish).
Francisco Torquemada, a ruthless moneylender, sees his son fall seriously ill. In despair, he turns to charity and religion and promises to change if the boy is saved; reality will put his convictions to the test. Galdós portrays greed, faith and redemption in the context of 19th-century Spain.
The work was originally published in 1889 and opens the «Torquemada» series by Benito Pérez Galdós.
For readers of Spanish classics and 19th-century narrative; due to its brevity, it serves as an entry point to the «Torquemada» series.
Benito María de los Dolores Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist and politician. He was a leading literary figure in 19th-century Spain, and some scholars consider him second only to Miguel de Cervantes in stature as a Spanish novelist.
