Una apasionante novela histórica, un himno a la libertad y una valiente denuncia contra cualquier discriminación.
La gesta del marrano es una novela basada en hechos históricos rigurosamente documentados, que narra la saga de la familia Maldonado da Silva y sus peripecias en el Nuevo Mundo. Francisco Maldonado da Silva, cuya heroica aventura existencial novelan estas pįginas, nace en Tucumįn en 1592, estudia en Córdoba, se gradśa en Lima y es el primer médico diplomado de Chile. Allķ llega a ser exitoso y apreciado. Visita salones y palacios, alterna con autoridades civiles y religiosas, recibe halagos por su cultura y se casa con una hermosa mujer, ahijada del gobernador. Un hombre comśn no habrķa alterado esta situación. Pero en el espķritu de Francisco arde un tizón inextinguible, una rebelión que asciende desde los abismos. Contra la lógica de la conveniencia, opta por quitarse la mįscara y defender sus convicciones de manera frontal. Hasta entonces ha sido un judķo aparentemente convertido al cristianismo: lo que el populacho llama “un marrano”.
A partir de un histórico auto de fe cometido en Lima, Aguinis despliega un conmovedor himno a la libertad y una de las denuncias mįs rotundas contra la discriminación étnica e ideológica, recreando, en una impresionante pintura de la sociedad colonial de América.
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“[A] stirring song of freedom.” —Nobel Prize laureate Mario Vargas Llosa
From a renowned prize-winning Argentinian author comes a historical novel based on the true story of one man’s faith, spirit, and resistance during the Spanish Inquisition in Latin America.
Born in sixteenth-century Argentina, Francisco Maldonado da Silva is nine years old when he sees his father, Don Diego, arrested one harrowing afternoon because of his beliefs. Raised in a family practicing its Jewish faith in secret under the condemning eyes of the Spanish Inquisition, Francisco embarks on a personal quest that will challenge, enlighten, and forever change him.
He completes his education in a monastery; he reads the Bible; he dreams of reparation; he dedicates his life to science, developing a humanistic approach and becoming one of the first accredited medical doctors in Latin America; and most of all, he longs to reconnect with his father in Lima, Perś, the City of Kings.
So begins Francisco’s epic journey to fight for his true faith, to embrace his past, and to draw from his father’s indomitable strength in the face of unimaginable persecution. But the arm of the Holy Inquisition is an intractable one. As it reaches for Francisco, he sheds his mask to defend his freedom. Against seemingly insurmountable odds, he will prove that while the body can be broken, the spirit fights back, endures, and survives.
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Marcos Aguinis nació en Córdoba, Argentina. Es el gran autor argentino moderno, el mįs respetado, ese que es capaz de saltar de la novela al ensayo y, de allķ, al breve pero contundente texto periodķstico, sin temor a enfrentar asuntos conflictivos con sinceridad, compromiso y riesgo. Aguinis fue invitado como Escritor Distinguido por la American University y el Wilson International Center, ambos de Washington. Francia lo designó Caballero de las Artes y las Letras, y fue el primer latinoamericano en ganar el Premio Planeta de Espańa. Su tenaz lucha por la justicia y los derechos humanos lo ha convertido en un referente insobornable. El cineasta Luis Buńuel dijo de Marcos Aguinis que le impresionaba "su profundo sentido ético, polķtico y social". Sus novelas han marcado hitos literarios inolvidables: La cruz invertida, Refugiados: crónica de un palestino, La conspiración de los idiotas, Profanación del amor, La gesta del marrano, La matriz del infierno, Los iluminados, Asalto al Paraķso, La pasión segśn Carmela, Liova corre hacia el poder y La furia de Evita. A la vez, sus ensayos revelan una lucidez extraordinaria; entre ellos se destacan: ”Pobre patria mķa! -el libro mįs leķdo de 2009, brśjula indispensable para entender la Argentina de los śltimos ańos-, Carta esperanzada a un General, Un paķs de novela, El atroz encanto de ser argentinos, Elogio de la culpa, æQué hacer?, Las redes del odio y Elogio del placer. Ademįs, publicó dos biografķas: Maimónides y El combate perpetuo. En 2016 su autobiografķa La novela de mi vida fue éxito editorial del ańo y en 2017 su Incendio de ideas batió récords de ventas.
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Una apasionante novela historica, un himno a la libertad y una valiente denuncia contra cualquier discriminacion. La gesta del marrano es una novela basada en hechos historicos rigurosamente documentados, que narra la saga de la familia Maldonado da Silva y sus peripecias en el Nuevo Mundo. Francisco Maldonado da Silva, cuya heroica aventura existencial novelan estas paginas, nace en Tucuman en 1592, estudia en Cordoba, se gradua en Lima y es el primer medico diplomado de Chile. Alli llega a ser exitoso y apreciado. Visita salones y palacios, alterna con autoridades civiles y religiosas, recibe halagos por su cultura y se casa con una hermosa mujer, ahijada del gobernador. Un hombre comun no habria alterado esta situacion. Pero en el espiritu de Francisco arde un tizon inextinguible, una rebelion que asciende desde los abismos. Contra la logica de la conveniencia, opta por quitarse la mascara y defender sus convicciones de manera frontal. Hasta entonces ha sido un judio aparentemente convertido al cristianismo: lo que el populacho llama un marrano. A partir de un historico auto de fe cometido en Lima, Aguinis despliega un conmovedor himno a la libertad y una de las denuncias mas rotundas contra la discriminacion etnica e ideologica, recreando, en una impresionante pintura de la sociedad colonial de America.ENGLISH DESCRIPTION [A] stirring song of freedom. Nobel Prize laureate Mario Vargas LlosaFrom a renowned prize-winning Argentinian author comes a historical novel based on the true story of one mans faith, spirit, and resistance during the Spanish Inquisition in Latin America.Born in sixteenth-century Argentina, Francisco Maldonado da Silva is nine years old when he sees his father, Don Diego, arrested one harrowing afternoon because of his beliefs. Raised in a family practicing its Jewish faith in secret under the condemning eyes of the Spanish Inquisition, Francisco embarks on a personal quest that will challenge, enlighten, and forever change him.He completes his education in a monastery; he reads the Bible; he dreams of reparation; he dedicates his life to science, developing a humanistic approach and becoming one of the first accredited medical doctors in Latin America; and most of all, he longs to reconnect with his father in Lima, Peru, the City of Kings.So begins Franciscos epic journey to fight for his true faith, to embrace his past, and to draw from his fathers indomitable strength in the face of unimaginable persecution. But the arm of the Holy Inquisition is an intractable one. As it reaches for Francisco, he sheds his mask to defend his freedom. Against seemingly insurmountable odds, he will prove that while the body can be broken, the spirit fights back, endures, and survives. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781984899033
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