by Lawrence Durrell, Emmanouel Royidis · Editora y Distribuidora Hispano Americana, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788435015158
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«La papisa Juana» is the historical fiction novel by Emmanouel Royidis and Lawrence Durrell, published by Edhasa in paperback (288 pages, in Spanish).
The novel draws on the medieval legend of Joan VIII, an English woman who supposedly occupied the papacy in the ninth century. Royidis recreates the episode with irony; Durrell translated and adapted it from Greek. Its irreverent look at the history of the Church scandalized ecclesiastical authorities and turned the book into a cult work.
Originally published in Greek as «Η Πάπισσα Ιωάννα», this 2003 edition belongs to Edhasa's Pocket collection.
For readers of historical fiction and classics with irony, including those interested in the history of the papacy.
Lawrence George Durrell was an expatriate British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. He was the eldest brother of naturalist and writer Gerald Durrell.
