Spanish Inquisition. Auto de fe. Ritual of public penance of condemned Sermam do auto da fe contra a Idolatria do Oriente preached by the Dominican Antonio Pereyra in 1672. This work is clearly focused on condemning Indian religion... Auto De Fe / Act Of Faith: Obra Completa II/Complete Works II (385/2 Auto-da-Fé, Elias Canetti’s only work of fiction, is a staggering achievement that puts him squarely in the ranks of major European writers such as Robert Musil and Hermann Broch. It is the story of Peter Kien, a scholarly recluse who lives among and for his great library