La Catedral
1922
La Catedral is a historical and political novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, first published in 1922. The story follows Gabriel Luna, a seminarian who returns to Toledo after the Third Carlist War, influenced by revolutionary ideas he absorbed in France. As he reconnects with his past and the iconic Toledo Cathedral, he grapples with personal and communal struggles amid the church's decline, reflecting on themes of nostalgia, familial bonds, and existential contemplation.
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“Si alguna vez el pensamiento, desvelándose, le sugiere una crítica, la ahoga al momento por el miedo. La inquisición aún vive entre nosotros; no tememos a la hoguera, pero nos causa pavor el «qué dirán». La sociedad estacionada y refractaria a toda innovación es el Santo Oficio moderno. El que desentona, saliéndose de la general y monótona vulgaridad, se atrae las iras sordas de la gran masa escandalizada y sufre el castigo.””
— Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
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