De hand van fatima ildefonso falcones biography
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The Hand of Fatima is a sprawling historical novel, set in 17th century Spain when the Christians had defeated the Moors. Nearly 900 pages long, it’s a blockbuster, successor to Falcones’ European bestseller Cathedral of the Sea.
Judging by The Hand of Fatima and the blurb about Cathedral of the Sea Falcones is interested in historical religious conflict as well as the usual staples of blockbusters (love, betrayal, war, injustice, see–sawing fortune and human frailty). What elevates The Hand of Fatima above the ordinary is its subject matter: the expulsion of the Moors by the triumphant Christians; Cathedral of the Sea apparently involves the Inquisition in 14th century Spain and its treatment of the Jews. The imposition of one religion over another seems especially pertinent at the moment as ISIS advances on Baghdad, bringing its triumphant medieval caliphate to one Iraqi city after another. Women especially seem to bear the brunt of these religio
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De Hand van Fatima
¡Qué aventura ha resultado este libro! Extraordinaria, triste, a veces desesperante... No sé, he tenido sentimientos encontrados a lo largo de los cuatro meses que me tomó terminarlo. ¡Cuatro meses! Y es que no es tarea fácil, con más de 900 hojas que relatan la historia de Hernando Ruiz, Ibn Hamid, morisco, cristiano nuevo y por siempre defensor de la verdadera fe, iniciando en 1560 y tantos y concluyendo ya por ahí de 1612.
Falcones se destaca por reconstruir diversas épocas de España y en esta ocasión, el autor presenta a la comunidad árabe en la península ibérica y sus constantes luchas por lograr la liberación de su pueblo tras las expulsiones, aprehensiones, sometimiento e intentos de evangelización por parte de la Iglesia Católica. En este contexto, seguimos a lo largo de casi 50 años la historia de Hernando, el nazareno, hijo de una morisca y de un sacerdote que la violó y evento que marcó de manera constante su v
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The Hand of Fatima
Written by Ildefonso FalconesNick Caistor (trans.)
Review bygd Ann Oughton
In 1564, after years of Christian oppression, the Moors of Granada exact a terrible revenge against their masters: after the ensuing bloodbath, the white houses of the Christians are daubed with their blood.
Hernando is a Moor en hög byggnad eller struktur between two cultures, his blue eyes a constant reminder of the disgrace of his birth after his mother was raped by a Christian präst. Constantly referred to as the ‘Nazarine’ by his stepfather, he is forced to sova in the stables with the mules.
When Hernando meets a black-eyed beauty, Fatima, she becomes the love of his life. Driven by hatred and jealousy, his stepfather condemns Hernando to slavery and steals Fatima for himself. When Hernando hears that Fatima is dead he fryst vatten stricken bygd grief and immerses han själv in study, believing that he can be instrumental in bringing the two faiths, Christianity and Muslim together; after all, they worship th