The Mirror of Simple Souls by Aline Kiner
A captivating story of love, jealousy and faith, set amid a community of independent women inmedieval Paris
'Brilliantly juggles history and fiction' - Le Figaro
'Sensitive and subtle in substance, carnal and poetic in form.. A luminous novel' - Huffingtonpost.fr
'Leads us with brio into a little-known Middle Ages of strong, erudite, supportive, and generous women' - Page des libraires
'Sensitive and subtle in substance, carnal and poetic in form.. A luminous novel' - Huffingtonpost.fr
'Leads us with brio into a little-known Middle Ages of strong, erudite, supportive, and generous women' - Page des libraires
ALINE KINER (1959-2019) was born in Moselle, France. She later moved to Paris where she became editor-in-chief of special issues of the magazine Sciences et Avenir. The Mirror of Simple Souls was the fruit of three years of research and writing on the beguines of Paris. It was a bestseller in France and won the Prix Culture et Bibliothèques. SUSAN EMANUEL (SUSAN BOYD-BOWMAN) has been a French-to-English translator of academic and general audience books and articles for forty years. In 2022 she received an award from the French-American Foundation for two works of non-fiction. This is her first literary translation.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781782278306 |
| ISBN 10 | 1782278303 |
| Title | The Mirror of Simple Souls |
| Author | Aline Kiner |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pushkin Press |
| Year published | 2023-04-06 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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