The writer narrates life in the Viceroyalty of Peru in the 17th century in his new work 'El año en que nació el demonio' (Seix Barral), ..

where the Holy Inquisition - which has a leading role - "looks very much alike" to the cancel culture of today.

"One always writes a novel from the 17th century to talk about our century. And the things you highlight are the things that impact you because you read them from this century. So, the Inquisition still seems very similar to the cancel culture and public humiliation of those who think differently than you," the Peruvian author based in Barcelona explained in a meeting with the press. In fact, for Roncagliolo censorship "is now more varied and diverse" because "before there was only one. But it's not different. The worst thing the Inquisition did when they didn't kill you, was humiliate you in public, parading you in a procession with a hood and some candles.

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