by Benito Pérez Galdós · Createspace Independent Pub · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781492379263
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«Torquemada en la hoguera» is the short novel by Benito Pérez Galdós, published by Createspace Independent Pub in paperback (94 pages, in Spanish).
A Madrid moneylender, Francisco Torquemada, known as «Torquemada el Peor», tries to save his son Valentín with alms and acts of charity. The novel ironically portrays his struggle between greed and the fear of losing him, and criticizes religious hypocrisy and bourgeois morality in 19th-century Madrid.
First installment of the Torquemada series; the work was originally published in 1889.
For readers of Spanish classics and literature students, especially those interested in Galdós's work.
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.
