Dreams of Roses and Fire In th 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 pri
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 the women by witchcraft The townspeople don t know whether to be amused or frightened.Touching, often humorous, the strength o 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 the women by witchcraft The townspeople don t know whether to be amused or frightened.Touching, often humorous, the strength of Eyvind Johnson s writing is such that the voices of the characters linger in the mind long after the book has been put down As a portrayal of a city in the grip of panic, his novel is reminiscent of Camus s The Plague The Guardian
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Eyvind Johnson was a proletarian writer who was influenced by the contemporary literary currents of his time He is regarded as the modern novel art s foremost pioneer in Sweden He made his debut in 1924 and had his breakthrough in 1930 with the semi autobiographical novel about Olof His most prominent works include Krilontrilogin , Str ndernas Svall and Hans N des Tid He became a member of the Swedish Academy Chair 11 in 1957 He was awarded the 1974 Nobel Prize in Literature for a narrative art, farseeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom Award shared with Harry Martinson.