by James Hogg · Valdemar · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788477023586
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Immerse yourself in the disturbing work of James Hogg, 'Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner', a novel that explores the duality of good and evil through the story of a character corrupted by a twisted interpretation of the doctrine of grace. As the protagonist sinks into crime, influenced by a friend who turns out to be the devil himself, the reader is faced with a profound reflection on the nature of sin and redemption. This edition of Valdemar, belonging to the series 'El Club Diógenes', offers an intense and captivating reading experience.
James Hogg was a Scottish poet, novelist and essayist who wrote in both Scots and English. As a young man he worked as a shepherd and farmhand, and was largely self-educated through reading. He was a friend of many of the great writers of his day, including Sir Walter Scott, of whom he later wrote an unauthorised biography. He became widely known as the "Ettrick Shepherd", a nickname under which some of his works were published, and the character name he was given in the widely read series Noctes Ambrosianae, published in Blackwood's Magazine. He is best known today for his novel The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner. His other works include the long poem The Queen's Wake (1813), his collection of songs Jacobite Relics (1819), and his two novels The Three Perils of Man (1822), and The Three Perils of Woman (1823).
