![]() ![]() In despair, he embarks on a plan to unite the two warring faiths - and the two halves of his identity.A breath-taking epic of good and evil, of love and hate, of dreams dashed and hopes regained, Ildefonso Falcones' story of the Arab-Christian conflict brims with historical detail and unforgettable characters and reflects the author's celebrated passion for rich historical detail and his flair for story-telling. Then news reaches Hernando that Fatima has been murdered. But his stepfather accuses Hernando of Christian sympathies and condemns him to slavery. ![]() ![]() When Hernando meets Fatima, a beautiful girl with black eyes, she becomes the love of his life. Ildefonso Falcones is known for Cathedral of the Sea (2018), Heirs to the Land (2022) and La tarda (2005). 1.1 Falcones, the protagonist 1.2 Between law and literature 2 The cathedral of the sea 3 The Falcones style. With Cathedral of the Sea, Ildefonso Falcones dethrones Eduardo Mendoza and Arturo Perez Reverte. Despised by the townsfolk and by his own stepfather for his 'tainted' heritage, he is banished to live in the stables and becomes an expert muleteer. 1 Ildefonso Falcones and The Heros Journey. Caught in the conflict is young Hernando, the son of an Arab woman who was raped by a Christian priest. After years of Christian oppression, the Moors take arms against their masters and daub the white houses of Sierra Nevada with the blood of their victims. Snared between two cultures and two loves, one man is forced to choose.1564, the Kingdom of Granada. ![]()
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