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Torquemada en la hoguera

Author
Benito Pérez Galdós
Read by
Valentin Marquez
Language
Spanish
Length
6 hours 27 minutes
ISBN
9781802567724
Published
2 August 2025
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Benito Pérez Galdós
  • Dona Perfecta
  • Romance
  • Spanish
  • Spanish Literature
  • Spanish Language
  • Spanish Culture

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Description

Torquemada en la hoguera by Benito Pérez Galdós follows Fermín de Pas, a miserly moneylender who becomes entangled in deceit, greed, and moral decay. After amassing wealth through usury, he faces psychological torment and social downfall, symbolizing the corruption of Spain’s bourgeoisie. His obsessive love for a young woman leads to humiliation and madness, culminating in a fiery reckoning. A scathing critique of hypocrisy, capitalism, and religious fanaticism, the novel blends realism and irony to expose the destructive power of avarice and misplaced faith.

Author

Benito Pérez Galdós (1843–1920) is the great realist of nineteenth-century Spain — a novelist often ranked with Dickens, Balzac, and Tolstoy, and second only to Cervantes in Spanish stature. Fortunata y Jacinta turned Madrid's streets, tenements, and drawing rooms into a complete human world; the Episodios Nacionales retold the nation's history as story rather than monument.

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