by Benito Pérez Galdós · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420689586
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Las novelas de Torquemada is a volume that brings together four works by the renowned Spanish author Benito Pérez Galdós (1843-1920). These novels share the figure of Torquemada as the protagonist and are set in the historical context of Restoration Spain. The dramatic core of 'Torquemada en la hoguera' focuses on the spiritual shock experienced by the lender in the face of his son's serious illness. The following novels, 'Torquemada en la cruz', 'Torquemada en el Purgatorio' and 'Torquemada y San Pedro', narrate the dizzying social ascent of the former usurer, who becomes a marquis thanks to his marriage to a ruined aristocrat, is appointed senator of the Kingdom and accumulates an immense fortune through financial speculations.
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.
