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The Chosen One

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The Chosen One
4.99 €
The Chosen One is one of the most subtle, fascinating and at the same time philosophical works of Thomas Mann, stylized as a medieval tale. The main source of Thomas Mann served as a poem by the German poet Hartmann von Aue "Gregory the Pillar", the plot of which the author adheres to in the novel. In addition to this poem, in "The Chosen One", according to Mann's own testimony, received a parodic reinterpretation of the courtesan epic "Parzival" Wolfram von Eschenbach, ancient songs dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and "Song of the Nibelungs. So, there once lived a Duke of Flanders and Artois, and he and the Duchess had no children. But one day God (or maybe the devil) had mercy on the spouses - the duchess produced twins. They were destined to secretly love each other, and to give life to the fruit of this terrible sin - a son named Gregorius, who was to experience many strange adventures, to create many deeds, both bad and good, and become famous under the nickname "Holy Sinner" ....
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