The Exile: A Novel
Feb 2022 · Whitaker House
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In Spain of the Counter-Reformation, a physician discovers he is the target of the Holy Office of the Inquisition. Fearing imprisonment, torture, and almost certain death, he flees under cover of night. Thus begins his perilous journey as an exile through sixteenth century Europe towards a city of refuge, a destination for the persecuted of the continent.
As he evades pursuit, he encounters not only imprisonment, the plague, and scams, he also wrestles with ideologies and worldviews that imprison, infect, and rob people of life and freedom. In the midst of this world that teeters on the cusp of the modern age, he meets priests and scammers, mayors and doctors, enemies and unexpected friends. There is evil, death, beauty, love and even humor. But he is still the exile, the outsider, until he believes he is finally safe. But is he?
César Vidal has written a moving story of one man’s quest for peace and freedom. Without a name, the exile represents all who make their way through the world in search of the same.
Characters:
Main Character The Exile, the author gives him no name, the character represents all who make their way through the world in search of peace and freedom.
The neighbor This character has no name either, she alerts the main character of the evil that has been done to him.
Marguerite A woman the exile encounters and falls in love with, a love filled with many challenges as a fleeing man.
Fernando A friend the exile helps, out of charity, but ultimately betrays him.
As he evades pursuit, he encounters not only imprisonment, the plague, and scams, he also wrestles with ideologies and worldviews that imprison, infect, and rob people of life and freedom. In the midst of this world that teeters on the cusp of the modern age, he meets priests and scammers, mayors and doctors, enemies and unexpected friends. There is evil, death, beauty, love and even humor. But he is still the exile, the outsider, until he believes he is finally safe. But is he?
César Vidal has written a moving story of one man’s quest for peace and freedom. Without a name, the exile represents all who make their way through the world in search of the same.
Characters:
Main Character The Exile, the author gives him no name, the character represents all who make their way through the world in search of peace and freedom.
The neighbor This character has no name either, she alerts the main character of the evil that has been done to him.
Marguerite A woman the exile encounters and falls in love with, a love filled with many challenges as a fleeing man.
Fernando A friend the exile helps, out of charity, but ultimately betrays him.
About the author
CÉSAR VIDAL is a historian, writer, and political commentator. Originally from Spain, Vidal now lives in the United States. He holds doctorates in theology and philosophy, Spanish Law and history (UNED), receiving the 1991 Valedictorian Academic award for his thesis in history (UNED), De Pentecostés a Jamnia. Vidal speaks several languages, has written more than 200 books, and has translated several works into Spanish, including those by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Vidal has received several literary awards for various works, including the Ciudad de Cartagena historical fiction prize for La mandrágora de las doce lunas, and in 2004 his El testamento del pescador (The Fisherman’s Testament) sold more copies in Spain than any other inspirational book except the Bible. Vidal was also the first to translate into Spanish the gnostic gospels of Nag Hammadi, Manetho’s history of Egypt, and he wrote the first reconstruction in Spanish of the hypothetical Q document.
Vidal is a well-known personality in Spanish media and has hosted various television and radio shows. At present, he hosts La Voz, a daily Spanish-language podcast with more than 3 million monthly downloads.
Vidal is a well-known personality in Spanish media and has hosted various television and radio shows. At present, he hosts La Voz, a daily Spanish-language podcast with more than 3 million monthly downloads.
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