Dreams of Roses and Fire by Eyvind Johnson

Dreams of Roses and Fire

Eyvind Johnson with Erik Friis (Translator)

384 pages first pub 1949 (editions)

fiction historical challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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"In 17th century Loudun, a city already destabilised by prolonged religious conflict and an outbreak of plague, some Ursuline nuns claimed to be possessed of demons. There are public exorcisms and a priest is accused of having sent the demons into...

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