The Holy Sinner. Translated by H.T. Lowe-Porter
The Holy Sinner, translated by H.T. Lowe-Porter, is a notable work by Thomas Mann, published by Penguin in 1972. This edition spans 228 pages and is presented in English. The narrative unfolds around Duke Grimald of Flanders and his twin children, whose incestuous union leads to the birth of Grigorss. The story explores themes of sin, retribution, and humility as Grigorss, initially raised in holiness, returns to confront his past and ultimately faces the consequences of his actions.
Readers will encounter a rich tapestry of events that delve into the complexities of morality and fate. The tale follows Grigorss’s journey from innocence to a life marked by penance and revelation, culminating in his unexpected rise to a significant position within the Church. This epic narrative, set against the backdrop of 20th-century German fiction, intertwines elements of horror and pity, inviting reflection on the nature of sin and redemption.
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Mann’s The Holy Sinner is an epic of arch-sinfulness – witting and unwitting – of retribution and penance, and in the finish of triumphant humility.
Duke Grimald of Flanders had twin children – a boy and a girl of unsurpassed loveliness. From their incestuous union sprang Grigorss…and the child was exposed in a brak at sea. Rescued, the boy was reared in holiness in the Channel Islands, but later returned by chance and, after defending his mother from her enemies, who were threatening the dukedom to which she has succeeded on her brother’s death, like Oedipus married her. Seventeen years of solitary penance followed the discovery of this crime against nature, and then simultaneous dream-visions proclaimed to two pious leading citizens of Rome that Gregorius was to be the next tenant of the papal throne.
This saga of stark horror and pity may claim to rank among Mann’s greatest works.
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