The heretic

The Resource The heretic
Label
The heretic
Statement of responsibility
Miguel Delibes
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Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
Summary
  • This literary-historical novel takes readers on a compelling journey through the Reformation and Spanish Inquisition in 16th century
  • "In what may well be the last great novel of one of contemporary wold liteature's most accomplished authors, Miguel Delibes takes us into the heart of sixteenth-century Spain. At the very moment Martin Luther nails his ninety-five theses to a church door and launches the movement that will divide the Roman Catholic Church, a child is born, his fate marked by the political and religious upheaval taking root in Europe. His mother having perished in childbirth, his father alienated and disconnected, Cipriano Salcedo's only source of affection is his wet nurse and foster mother, Minerva. He grows up to become a prosperous merchant and joins the Reformation movement, which is secretly advancing on the Iberian Peninsula, the historical bastion of the Catholic church. But before long, the Spanish Inquision will drive the Reformers to put their lives at stake. Through the story of Cipriano Salcedo, Delibes paints a masterful portrait of the time of Spain's Charles V and recreates with uncanny accuracy and unparalleled artistry the social and intellectual atmosphere of Europe at one of history's most pivotal moments. An ode to tolenrance and the liberty of concience, The Heretic is an unforgettable story of a man and the passions that move him to action."--Publisher's website
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DLC
Dewey number
863/.64
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Index
no index present
Literary form
fiction

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