The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

von James Hogg

336 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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?

• Reihe: Canons
• Themen: Belletristik Allgemein, nicht nach Genre Allgemein und literarisch
• ISBN: 9781786891860
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 04.01.2018
• Größe: 198 x 131 mm
• Verlag: Canongate Books