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In this retold graphic novel, the narrator recounts a harrowing tale of his torture at the hands of the Spanish Inquisition, highlighting the brutality and danger of the Inquisition's methods.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Fiction
Authors: Sean Tulien
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