La Gesta del Marrano
La Gesta del Marrano (published in English as 'Against the Inquisition') is an Argentine novel, written by renowned prize-winning Argentine author Marcos Aguinis.
This novel tells the story of Francisco Maldonado da Silva, a physician born in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, who discovered his Jewish origin and decided to assume fully his Jewishness and stop hiding as a Christian (marrano). Maldonado was imprisoned by the Holy Inquisition, tried, and condemned for heresy.[1]
The book was released in English by Amazon Publishing in 2018 under the title "Against the Inquisition".
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