num_pages: 400
description: Marius Ratti, a drifter and Hitler-like figure, arrives in a small mountain village, contaminating it with his virulent, pestilential influence, in this parable of Hitler's rise to power
language: English
title: The Spell
titlecomplete: The Spell
genres: Literature, German Literature, Literary Fiction, Novels, Philosophy, Fiction
ratings_count: 245
publisher: North Point Press