by Nathaniel Hawthorne · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422680888
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«La letra escarlata» is the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne published by Círculo de Lectores (Opera Mundi) in hardcover, in Spanish, in 2000.
In seventeenth-century Puritan Boston, Hester Prynne is punished for adultery after having a daughter out of wedlock and refusing to reveal the identity of her lover. Forced to wear the scarlet letter «A» sewn onto her clothes, she faces public humiliation and tries to live with dignity; Hawthorne explores legalism, sin and guilt.
Hardcover edition from Círculo de Lectores, in the Biblioteca Universal collection directed by Carlos Fuentes, with translation by Pilar Serrano and José Donoso.
A classic novel frequently read in schools and a starting point for exploring nineteenth-century American narrative.
Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion.
