Synopsis
An historical narrative recreates the lives of Majorcan Jews in the seventeenth century during the Spanish Inquisition.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Carme Riera is a professor of Spanish Literature at Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Reviews
This novel of the Spanish Inquisition was an acclaimed contribution to Catalan letters on its 1994 release. In an act of madness that he says was commanded him by an angel, Majorcan religious Jew Rafel Cortes tries to circumcise his adult male converso relatives. In the midst of this rampage, he catches his daughter Aina having sex with the Christian Juli Ramis and attacks him, too. His cousin, a silversmith also named Rafel Cortes, is a widower converso with a deep admiration of Catholic ritual; he's also an informer prized by the local clergy. The Jewish Rafel's extreme, irrational violence is meant to foreshadow the irrationality that sends 37 members of the Majorcan Jewish community (including the Jewish Rafel) to the stake after they're captured in a botched emigration attempt. The internecine Church and Jewish community politics leading up to that horror are treated with equal contempt by Riera, who notes in an afterword that the novel "does not aim to finger old wounds or open new ones." The awkward translation doesn't help in interpreting the book's graphic shock tactics and pulpy tonal shifts (the sex is as graphic as the violence), so it's hard to determine what Riera's aims actually are. (Jan.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Search results for In the Last Blue
Stock Image
In the Last Blue
Seller: St Vincent de Paul of Lane County, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. PLEASE NOTE: FORMER LIBRARY BOOK. IT MAY HAVE IDENTIFYING STAMPS, MARKS, STICKERS, ETC. PAGES ARE YELLOWING. Former Library book. hardcover 100% of proceeds go to charity! Good condition with all pages in tact. Item shows signs of use and may have cosmetic defects. Seller Inventory # 2HH-05-2107
Stock Image
In the Last Blue
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1585678538I4N00
Stock Image
In the Last Blue
Published by
The Overlook Press, 2007
ISBN 10: 1585678538
ISBN 13: 9781585678532
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A gently used hardcover in a very good dust jacket. Pages are age toned, remainder mark on bottom--otherwise clean and tight. Seller Inventory # mon0000690324
Stock Image
IN THE LAST BLUE
Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Seller Inventory # M01585678538-G
Buy Used
US$ 15.87
US$ 11.40 shipping
Ships from Germany to U.S.A.
Ships from Germany to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
In the Last Blue
Seller: Pages Books on Kensington, Calgary, AB, Canada
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # 978158567853U
Buy Used
US$ 8.10
US$ 21.00 shipping
Ships from Canada to U.S.A.
Ships from Canada to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
In the Last Blue
Seller: YESIBOOKSTORE, MIAMI, FL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Condition: As New. Seller Inventory # 1585678538-VB
Stock Image
In the Last Blue
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-1585678538