by Hubert Monteilhet · Pocket · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782266033978
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«Les derniers feux: roman des temps de l'Inquisition» is the historical novel by Hubert Monteilhet, published by Pocket in paperback (346 pages, in French).
At the dawn of the Age of Enlightenment, the Breton knight de Saint-Gildas travels to Andalusia to seduce and marry an aristocrat. Since he is already married in France and has two children, the Inquisition imprisons him and subjects him to interrogations, trial and torture. Based on period documents, the novel explains the inquisitorial mechanism without partisanship.
Originally published in 1982; this Pocket edition is from 1990.
Will appeal to readers of historical fiction and enthusiasts of the history of the Spanish Inquisition.
Hubert Monteilhet was a French writer of crime and historical fiction. His best-known novels are The Praying Mantises and Return from the Ashes which have been adapted into TV and motion pictures. His works are characterized by their literary sophistication and mordant wit while exploring moral and philosophical issues. He was called "one of the more eclectic and diversified dabblers in crime" and "the most literary of all the French crime novelists."
