Additional info
- Author
- Ambrose Bierce
- Title
- The Monk And The Hangman’s Daughter
- Translator
- Publisher
- Oneworld Classics, 2008
- Info
- pp. 176, £9.73
Damages of Religious Manichaeism
Bierce gives the best of himself in this short novel presented as the diary of a novice who, despite his religion, experiences the irresistible charm of an innocent and lively girl so far as to desire an unearthly liberation from it. An excellent example of the intellectual ruin that bad religion can make of a pure soul, it is captivating from the very beginning, and carefully leads you through the religious delirium of the protagonist, making you grow fond of him and his small rebellions before revealing the darkest creases of his soul. Not a masterpiece, but a novel that is worth reading.
Translation by Anna Anzani (edited by Chiara Canova and Robert Mardle)
