by Benito Pérez Galdós · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420646930
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«Torquemada en la hoguera» is the novel by Benito Pérez Galdós, published by Alianza in paperback (96 pages, in Spanish).
Torquemada, a ruthless usurer who lives only to accumulate money, sees his world crumble when his son falls seriously ill. The spiritual shock he suffers opens a crisis in his conscience and drives him toward a moral transformation; the novel portrays avarice and nineteenth-century Spanish society.
«Torquemada en la hoguera» is the first installment of the «Torquemada» series by Benito Pérez Galdós, originally published in 1889. This Alianza Cien edition appeared in 1996.
For readers interested in nineteenth-century Spanish fiction and the classics of Galdós.
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.
