La gesta del marrano / Against the Inquisition (Spanish Edition),Used

Una apasionante novela histrica, un himno a la libertad y una valiente denuncia contra cualquier discriminacin.La gesta del marrano es una novela basada en hechos histricos 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 pginas, nace en Tucumn en 1592, estudia en Crdoba, se grada en Lima y es el primer mdico diplomado de Chile. All 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 comn no habra alterado esta situacin. Pero en el espritu de Francisco arde un tizn inextinguible, una rebelin que asciende desde los abismos. Contra la lgica de la conveniencia, opta por quitarse la mscara y defender sus convicciones de manera frontal. Hasta entonces ha sido un judo aparentemente convertido al cristianismo: lo que el populacho llama un marrano.A partir de un histrico auto de fe cometido en Lima, Aguinis despliega un conmovedor himno a la libertad y una de las denuncias ms rotundas contra la discriminacin tnica e ideolgica, recreando, en una impresionante pintura de la sociedad colonial de Amrica.ENGLISH DESCRIPTION[A] stirring song of freedom. Nobel Prize laureate Mario Vargas LlosaFrom a renowned prizewinning 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 sixteenthcentury 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, Per, 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.