First published in 1877, these three stories are dominated by questions of doubt, love, loneliness, and religious experience; together they confirm Flaubert as a master of the short story.
A Simple Heart (also published as A Simple Soul), relates the story of Félicité, an uneducated serving-woman who retains her Catholic faith despite a life of desolation and loss.
The Legend of Saint Julian Hospitator, inspired by a stained-glass window in Rouen cathedral, describes the fate of a sadistic hunter destined to murder his own parents. The blend of faith and cruelty that dominates this story may also be found in Herodias, a reworking of the tale of Salome and John the Baptist.
The inhabitants of a Greek village, ruled by the Turks, plan to enact the life of Christ in a mystery play but are overwhelmed by their task. A group of refugees, fleeing from the ruins of their plundered homes, arrive asking for protection - and suddenly the drama of the Passion becomes reality.
Jerusalén es una obra fascinante que desvela una documentación secreta clasificada como top secret por el Pentágono. Esta documentación revela nuevos y sorprendentes datos sobre la figura y obra de Jesús de Nazaret.
El autor, J.J. Benítez, nos lleva a un viaje asombroso al corazón de Israel, donde en 1973 las fuerzas aéreas norteamericanas ejecutaron uno de sus proyectos "supersecretos" bautizado como "Operación Caballo de Troya". Este libro es un testimonio del periodista y escritor navarro que deja al lector en un estado de constante intriga y asombro.
Con una narrativa que recuerda a los relatos visionarios de Julio Verne, Benítez nos invita a cuestionar la realidad y a descubrir si estas revelaciones son verídicas o simplemente una ficción magistralmente construida.