About this item
"[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 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, Peru, the City of Kings.
About the Author
[For Spanish see below -- Para Español ver mas abajo] Marcos Aguinis is an author with extensive international training in literature, neurosurgery, psychoanalysis, the arts and history. "I have traveled the world, but I have also traveled across different professions. " Aguinis was born in Córdoba, Argentina in 1935, He published his first book in 1963, and since then he has written thirteen novels, fourteen essay collections, four short story collections, and two biographies. Most of them have become bestsellers and have generated enthusiasm and controversy. Mr. Aguinis was the first author outside of Spain to receive the prestigious Planeta Award for his book "The Inverted Cross " and his bestselling novel "Against the Inquisition" has been translated to several languages and praised by Nobel Prize Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa as a "stirring song of freedom". Aguinis has received numerous awards and honors from institutions around the world, recognizing his humanitarian and literary work, including the Hispanic Literature and Culture Institute of California Award (USA) , Fernando Jeno Award (Mexico) , the Annual Silver Plaque of the EFE Agency (Spain) , the title of Knight of Letters and Arts (France) , and the Argentine Association of Authors Great Honorific Award for his life's work. He received Honorary Doctorate degrees from Tel Aviv University, Israel (2002) and Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (2008) and he was named a Distinguished Writer in Residence at the American University in Washington, D.C. and Public Policy Scholar by the Wilson Center (Washington, USA) .Español:Nació en Córdoba, Argentina. Escritor que ha transitado una amplia formación internacional en literatura, medicina, psicoanálisis, arte e historia. En 1963 apareció su primer libro y, desde entonces, ha publicado doce novelas, catorce libros de ensayos, cuatro libros de cuentos y dos biografías que generan entusiasmo y polémica. Aguinis es seguido por millares de admiradores que recomiendan, discuten y coleccionan sus obras. A lo largo de su extensa carrera literaria, Marcos Aguinis ha recibido numerosos premios y honores de instituciones de Argentina y otros países del mundo, incluyendo el Premio Planeta (España) , Premio Instituto Cultural y Literario Hispánico de California (EE. UU) , Premio Fernando Jeno (México) , Placa anual de la Agencia EFE (España) , Título de Caballero de las Artes y de las Letras (Francia) y el Gran Premio de Honor de la Sociedad Argentina de Escritores (Argentina) . También ha recibido el Título de Doctor Honoris Causa de la Universidad de Tel Aviv (Israel) y de la Universidad Hebrea de Jerusalén (Israel) y fue nombrado Escritor Residente Distinguido por la American University en Washington, D.C. (EE. UU) y Académico en Políticas Públicas por el Wilson Center (Washington, EE. UU) .
