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The Black Spider
Annotated Edition with an introduction by H.M. Waidson
Series: Alma Classics 101 Pages
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After one of their own people repeatedly fails to live up to a pact with the Devil, a petty and morally bankrupt village community is plagued by a swarm of deadly black spiders. Using a complex narrative structure, Gotthelf’s cautionary novella shrewdly dissects the iniquitous social...
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The Black Spider
New edition of one of the most powerful novellas which Thomas Mann saw as foretelling the advent of Nazism. Now part of Alma 101-pages series of lesser-known classics.
New edition of one of the most powerful novellas which Thomas Mann saw as foretelling the advent of Nazism. Now part of Alma 101-pages series of lesser-known classics.
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Description
After one of their own people repeatedly fails to live up to a pact with the Devil, a petty and morally bankrupt village community is plagued by a swarm of deadly black spiders. Using a complex narrative structure, Gotthelf’s cautionary novella shrewdly dissects the iniquitous social dynamics of rural life.
First published in 1842, The Black Spider displays its author’s talent for dark satire and realism, as well as the visionary powers of his imagination.
Series: Alma Classics 101 Pages
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781847499240
Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 August 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Alma Classics
Contributors:
- Translated by H.M. Waidson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 140g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Jeremias Gotthelf (1797–1854) was a Swiss pastor whose works were heavily influenced by both his faith – as he considered his writings to be another way to cure souls – and the Bernese countryside, the setting of most of his books.
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