by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer · Editorial Hugin e Munin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788412128055
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«O amuleto» is the historical novel by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer published by Editorial Hugin e Munin in paperback (100 pages, in Galician).
The story takes place in Paris during the night of August 24, 1572, in the midst of the massacre of Huguenots; young Hans Schadau manages to escape with his life. The novel combines the protagonist's adventures with reflections on free will, fate and religious tolerance.
The work was originally published in German in 1873 under the title Das Amulett. This Galician edition, translated by Rosa Marta Gómez Pato, is number 70 in the Xeral collection.
Suitable for readers of historical fiction and European classics, including those approaching nineteenth-century German narrative.
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer was a Swiss poet and historical novelist, a master of literary realism who is mainly remembered for stirring narrative ballads like "Die Füße im Feuer".
