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The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
Canons
10,79 € |
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Verlag: | Canongate Canons |
Format: | EPUB |
Veröffentl.: | 01.07.2010 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9781847674487 |
Sprache: | englisch |
Anzahl Seiten: | 336 |
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Beschreibungen
It is Scotland in the early eighteenth century. Fear and superstition grip the land. Robert Wringhim, a boy of strict Calvinist upbringing, is corrupted by a shadowy figure who calls himself Gil-Martin. Under his influence Robert commits a series of murders which he regards as 'justified' by God under the tenets of his faith. Hogg's masterpiece is a brilliant portrayal of the power of evil and a scathing critique of organised religion. Superbly crafted and deftly executed, it resists any easy explanation of events: is this stranger a figment of Robert's imagination, or the devil himself?Introduced by Ian Rankin