| The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner Main - Canons Edition Contributor(s): Hogg, James (Author), Rankin, Ian (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1786891867 ISBN-13: 9781786891860 Publisher: Canongate Books OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Classics |
| Series: Canons |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.55 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is Scotland in the early eighteenth century. Fear and superstition grip the land. Robert Wringhim, a boy of strict Calvinist upbringing, is corrupted by a shadowy figure who calls himself Gil-Martin. Under his influence Robert commits a series of murders which he regards as 'justified' by God under the tenets of his faith. Hogg's masterpiece is a brilliant portrayal of the power of evil and a scathing critique of organised religion. Superbly crafted and deftly executed, it resists any easy explanation of events: is this stranger a figment of Robert's imagination, or the devil himself? |