During the spanish inquisition people wrote stories about t…
During the spanish inquisition people wrote stories about their lives and memorized them, in case they had to defend themselves before the inquisition.
The goal was to appear like a victim from childhood on, confess minor things, and hope for the best.
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This gave birth to one of the great books of world literature, Lazarillo de Tormes.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarillo_de_Tormes
1554. Unknown Author
Good read.