num_pages: 229
description: THE BOOK: An epic arch sinfulness, The Holy Sinner is one of Thomas Mann's great works. From the incestuous union of the two beautiful children of the Duke Grimald of Flanders a boy is born. Left to die at sea, the child is eventually rescued &amp; brought up in holiness on the channel islands. Only after marrying his mother does the child come to realise the unwitting - and witting - extent of his crime against nature.
language: English
title: The Holy Sinner
titlecomplete: The Holy Sinner
characters: Gregorius, Sibylla
genres: Classics, Nobel Prize, Novels, German Literature, Germany, 20th Century, Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 1641
awards: awardedAt: -568051200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Minerva Paperbacks