{"product_id":"the-holy-sinner","title":"The Holy Sinner","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Thomas Mann \u003cbr\u003e Translated by H.T. Lowe-Porter\u003cbr\u003e Introduction by Russell A. Berman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A small masterpiece. . . . It is a triumph of art indistinguishable from moral sensibility which makes the miraculous, most incredible part of the story . . . the most convincing.\"—Stephen Spender,\u003cem\u003e New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1951, \u003cem\u003eThe Holy Sinner\u003c\/em\u003e explores a subject that fascinated Thomas Mann to the end of his life—the origins of evil and evil's connection with magic. Here Mann uses a medieval legend about 'the exceeding mercy of God and the birth of the blessed Pope Gregory' as he used the Biblical account of Joseph as the basis for \u003cem\u003eJoseph and His Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e—illuminating with his ironic sensibility the notion of original sin and transcendence of evil.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePaperback \u003cbr\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003eUniversity of California Press, 1992\u003cbr\u003eOriginal Published in 1951\u003cbr\u003e5 x 0.9 x 7.9 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9780520076716\u003cbr\u003eSpirituality, Historical Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":319570299,"sku":"9780520076716","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/products\/Mann_Holy-Sinner.jpg?v=1635705644","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/the-holy-sinner","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}