by Donna W. Cross · Círculo De Lectores, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788422668756
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«La papisa» is the historical novel by Donna W. Cross, published by Círculo de Lectores in paperback (522 pages, in Spanish).
Juana de Ingelheim, educated in letters and medicine, defies medieval society and adopts a male identity to enter a monastery. Her talent takes her to Rome, where she is elected pope in 855 as John Anglicus. The novel blends legend and history to portray a woman whose ambition is knowledge.
Work originally published in English as «Pope Joan» in 1996; this Spanish edition features a translation by César Aira.
For readers of historical fiction and medieval fiction, with an interest in female characters and the intrigues of papal Rome.
