by Marianne Fredriksson · Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783596151523
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«Marcus und Eneides» is the historical novel by Marianne Fredriksson, published by Fischer (Tb.), Frankfurt, in paperback (608 pages, in German).
In Rome at the dawn of the Christian era, the boy Marcus is raised by Seleme, a young slave. When his mother sells the slave, the boy is blinded by grief. His grandfather turns to the mystic and astronomer Anjalis, who ends up guiding him in the knowledge of the world and of people.
The work was originally published in Swedish as «Den som vandrar om natten» in 1988; the German edition appeared in 2000.
A read for those who enjoy historical fiction and coming-of-age stories with a philosophical and religious backdrop in Antiquity.
Marianne Fredriksson was a Swedish author who worked and lived in Roslagen and Stockholm. Before becoming a novelist, she was a journalist for various Swedish newspapers and magazines, including Svenska Dagbladet.
