The holy sinner
By: Thomas Mann ; translated from the German by H.T. Lowe-Porter ; introduction by Russell Berman.
Edition: 1st California ed.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
Description: Mann's humorous life of Pope Gregory provides an ironic take on medieval beliefs, and examines the relationship between religion and magic. The story, published in 1951, can also be read as a critique of the condition of Europe after WorldWar II.
Notes: Translation of: Die Erwählte.