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In this winner of the Premio Nacional de Narrativa, Spain’s most prestigious literary prize, Miguel Delibes takes us into the heart of sixteenth-century Spain. At the very moment Martin Luther nails his ninety-five theses to a church door and launches the movement that will divide the Roman Catholic Church, a child is born, his fate marked by the political and religious upheaval taking root in Europe. His mother having perished in childbirth, his father alienated and disconnected, Cipriano Salcedo’s only source of affection is his wet nurse and foster mother, Minerva. He grows up to become a prosperous merchant and joins the Reformation movement, which is secretly advancing on the Iberian Peninsula, the historical bastion of the Catholic church. But before long, the Spanish Inquisition will drive the Reformers to put their lives at stake. Through the story of Cipriano Salcedo, Delibes paints a masterful portrait of the time of Spain’s Charles V and recreates with uncanny accuracy and unparalleled artistry the social and intellectual atmosphere of Europe at one of history’s most pivotal moments.
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Miguel Delibes is perhaps Spain's most-respected living writer --TIME Magazine
An excellent novel, executed in language that is pure gold: polished, rich, and so precise that the writing alone is a pleasure --Miguel García Posada, 'El Pais'
An absorbing novel of the Inquisition and an engaging account of the lives, loves and fate of the wealthy Salcedo family ... Powerful --New York Times
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Miguel Delibes was born in Valladolid, Spain in 1920. His more than fifty books have been translated into sixteen languages. In 1973 he became a member of the Royal Academy, and in 1999 'The Heretic' won the Premio Nacional de Narrative, Spain's premier literary prize.
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The Heretic: A Novel of the Inquisition
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