by Martí Gironell · Labutxaca · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788499307527
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«L'últim abat» is the historical novel by Martí Gironell, published by Labutxaca in paperback (384 pages, in Catalan).
The story follows Pere Frigola, abbot of Sant Benet de Bages, who receives news of the murder of the abbot of Breda and soon uncovers a conspiracy by the king of Castile and the Congregation of the Observance of Valladolid against Catalan monasteries. Through the monks' resistance and the support of the region's inhabitants, the novel portrays political and ecclesiastical corruption in the mid-sixteenth century, as well as daily life, traditions, and art in Catalonia of that era.
Historical novel set in sixteenth-century Catalonia. Includes subtitle: «La resistència de Sant Benet de Bages al rei de Castella». The author is Martí Gironell, writer and journalist born in Besalú.
For readers of historical fiction interested in sixteenth-century Catalonia, monasteries, and political intrigues between the Crown and the Church.
