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Name: El hereje
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Author: Miguel Delibes

Set against the backdrop of the 16th‑century Spanish Reformation, *El hereje* chronicles the life of Cipriano Salcedo, a Valladolid merchant born on the day the Western Roman Church split. Delibes weaves Salcedo’s personal journey into a vivid record of Spain’s darkest chapter, exposing how sincere intellectual and religious curiosity were stifled by the era’s fanatical zeal and the crushing influence of the Inquisition.

First publish date: January 1998

Genre: Historical Fiction/Medieval Historical Fiction

Authors: Miguel Delibes

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