num_pages: 336
description: First published in 1951, The Holy Sinner explores a subject that fascinated Thomas Mann to the end of his life—the origins of evil and evil's connection with magic. Here Mann uses a medieval legend about 'the exceeding mercy of God and the birth of the blessed Pope Gregory' as he used the Biblical account of Joseph as the basis for Joseph and His Brothers —illuminating with his ironic sensibility the notion of original sin and transcendence of evil.
language: English
title: The Holy Sinner
titlecomplete: The Holy Sinner
characters: Gregorius, Sibylla
genres: Fiction, German Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Nobel Prize, Germany, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 1641
awards: awardedAt: -568051200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: University of California Press