by Miguel Delibes
Raised by his nurse after the childbirth death of his mother and his father's emotional abandonment, Cipriano Salcedo, whose birth occurred at a moment of spiritual and political significance, joins the Reformation movement and is targeted by the Spanish Inquisition.
The Heretic: A Novel of the Inquisition by Miguel Delibes
Miguel Delibes (Valladolid, 1920-2010) became known as a novelist with The Shadow of the Cypress is Elongated, winner of the 1947 Nadal Prize. Among his vast narrative work are My idolized son Sisí, The Road, The Rats, Five Hours with Mario, The wars of our ancestors, The disputed vote of Mr. Caius, The holy innocents, Lady in red on a gray background or The heretic.
ISBN-13: 9781585675708
Publisher: The Overlook Press; First Edition (May 4, 2006)
Language: English
Hardcover: 504 pages
- History -16th century
- Inquisition -Spain
- Reformation