The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter - Couverture souple

Bierce, Ambrose

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847492754 ISBN 13 : 9781847492753

Editeur : Alma Classics, 2017

Synopsis

Arriving at a rural monastery, the monk Ambrosius meets a young girl called Benedicta, shunned by the local community for being the daughter of the local hangman. Ambrosius is drawn into a dangerous friendship with her and, in defiance of the community and his superiors, he starts spending time alone with her. But when her virtue is corrupted by an impetuous young man, the stage is set for a battle between body and spirit, the sins of the past and the desire for redemption. Allegedly a rewriting from a lost German original, Ambrose Bierce’s 1892 novel reads as a seamless, almost folk-tale-like masterpiece.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) was an American short story writer and journalist. He is probably best known for his story An Occurrence at Owl Creek , published in 1890. In 1913 he went to Mexico in order to observe the civil war there. Whilst travelling with Pancho Villa s army in 1914, he vanished without a trace.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Alma Classics
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1847492754
• ISBN 13: 9781847492753
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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