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Laddar... A Stolen Tongue (1997)av Sheri Holman
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. I don't know anyone to whom I could recommend this book, but it has stayed with me years after reading it. It's possibly the most repellent book on my all-time favorites list. It's grotesque, compelling, and quite unlike anything I've ever read. The plot involves a monk devoted to St. Catherine of Alexandria, his patron, a sinister translator, a young woman who is either a lunatic or a saint, a medieval pilgrimage, and holy relics including the titular tongue. ( ) A Stolen Tongue by Sheri Holman. In one of those strange coincidences, both Past Poison and the very next book on my stack involve Saint Catherine of Alexandria. In Holman’s tale, Friar Felix Fabri is on pilgrimage from Germany to Mount Sinai in 1483 to honor Catherine, his spiritual bride. He is accompanied by Lord Tucher and his son Ursus, a barber named Conrad and Archdeacon John Lazinus from Hungary. Their trip is disrupted by the discovery that the holy relics of Catherine are being stolen from their resting places in churches along their path. A mysterious woman, who claims that the saint speaks through her, and her older brother along with his Marmeluke servant add to the confusion. Felix assigns himself the task of recovering the relics, but is thwarted at every turn until the climatic scene upon the mount. The book is written as a diary crafted by Fabri for his brothers at the Dominican monastery in Ulm in which he describes the hardships that 15th-century pilgrims face each day, whether aboard ship, in Saracen-controlled cities or while journeying across the desert sands. His writing also exposes his own secrets and sins as well as those of his fellow travelers. Through this method, the characters and journey are well-developed, but the mystery takes second billing. There are long stretches in the middle of the story with little progress being made towards its solution. This style may be a bit too slow for many readers and reminds me a little of The Grenadillo Box by Janet Gleeson, though the settings are completely different and the language more conversational. For all my book and movie reviews, please visit my blog at http://unsetalarmclock.wordpress.com/ inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
It is 1483. Father Felix Fabri has set sail from Germany to Mount Sinai on a pilgrimage to venerate the relics of the spiritual bride he took when he first swore his vows, the martyr Saint Katherine of Alexandria. Joined by a disturbed young woman who claims that Saint Katherine speaks through her, and her older brother whose intentions are never clear, Felix soon finds his expectations for a pure and holy journey crushed. Following a tempestuous sea voyage, Felix's group comes ashore to pay homage and celebrate Katherine's life in Greece and Palestine. Each time they come to worship, though, they find that the remains of Katherine's body are being stolen in bits and pieces; her hand, her ear, and then her tongue are missing from their holy resting places. Desperate to discover the thief and save his saint from such a brutal fate, Felix is thrust into a deep and strange mystery that takes him across the desert and plumbs the depths of his soul. Based on the historical Wanderings of Friar Felix Fabri, this suspenseful and thrilling novel is an irresistible look at how history resonates in the present landscape, and how heaven, through the follies and passions of men, constantly reinvents itself. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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Google Books — Laddar... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation enligt LCBetygMedelbetyg:
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