The Holy Sinner

Thomas Mann


Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
3.92 · 12 ratings · 229 pages · Published: 1951

The Holy Sinner by Thomas Mann
THE BOOK: An epic arch sinfulness, The Holy Sinner is one of Thomas Mann's great works. From the incestuous union of the two beautiful children of the Duke Grimald of Flanders a boy is born. Left to die at sea, the child is eventually rescued & brought up in holiness on the channel islands. Only after marrying his mother does the child come to realise the unwitting - and witting - extent of his crime against nature.

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