Torquemada Burning at the Stake — Benito Perez Galdoz

Next to Cervantes, Benito Perez Galdos is the most beloved Spanish writer of all times. In creating the anti-hero Torquemada, Galdos created a prototype that will endure the generations to come. Don Francisco Torquemada, usurer, business man, loving father, and tormented soul--is a character of unmatched peaks and psychological valleys. This fresh translation captures the experiences of 19th Century life in Madrid; all in contemporary English.