Pope Joan by Lawrence Durrell
Pope Joan traces the remarkable history of a young woman who, according to tradition, travelled across Europe in the ninth century disguised as a monk, acquired great learning and ruled over Christendom for two years as Pope John VIII before dying in childbirth.
On the books first publication in Athens in 1886, it created a sensation; it was banned and its author excommunicated. The work became nevertheless soon established itself securely in Greek literature. Subsequently Durrell, with his adaptation, created a masterpiece in its own right. Translated and adapted from the Greek of Emmanuel Royidis
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| ISBN 13 | 9780720610659 |
| ISBN 10 | 0720610656 |
| Title | Pope Joan |
| Author | Lawrence Durrell |
| Series | Peter Owen Modern Classics |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Peter Owen Publishers |
| Year published | 2000-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 164 |
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