New edition of one of the most powerful novellas which Thomas Mann saw as foretelling the advent of Nazism. Now part of Alma 101-pages series of lesser-known classics.
After one of their own people repeatedly fails to live up to a pact with the Devil, a petty and morally bankrupt village community is plagued by a swarm of deadly black spiders. Using a complex narrative structure, Gotthelfβs cautionary novella shrewdly dissects the iniquitous social dynamics of rural life.
First published in 1842, The Black Spider displays its authorβs talent for dark satire and realism, as well as the visionary powers of his imagination.
Jeremias Gotthelf (1797β1854) was a Swiss pastor whose works were heavily influenced by both his faith β as he considered his writings to be another way to cure souls β and the Bernese countryside, the setting of most of his books.
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