THE PRODIGIOUS PHYSICIAN
Jorge De Sena (Dedalus)
Translated by Margaret Jull Costa, this novella holds the classic foundations of a medieval fairy tale yet told in a modern voice. Three trials, magic objects and an erotic devil are all at play in the ironic story of religion, science and politics.
The main character, a man never named and only described by his beauty, was sold to the devil and then lived his life waiting for the invisible lover to caress him, until three maidens told him of their widowed mistress.
The funny and erotic play of doubles between the three maidens and the three goddesses creates a wonderful uncertainty of reality and truth.
Margaret Jull Costa has done a marvellous job translating the confusion of ownership, ethics, and politics with this intriguing and witty novella.
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Price: £7.99 Info: dedalusbooks.com
