Ingrata patria mía

A distinguished physician, professor, and university rector is sentenced to death by a summary Francoist court-martial in 1941. Among his accusers are former faculty colleagues who cannot forgive his leftist past. The novel delves into the final three hours of the professor's life—exploring his innermost doubts and expectations—while unfolding as an extraordinary chorus of voices in which the anguish of his fellow condemned prisoners serves as a counterpoint to the professor's experience and the executioners' reflections. Martí Domínguez succeeds in crafting a harrowing tale about life, death, and the depths of human nature, as well as a paean to culture and progress in the face of barbarism.