The Book of Splendor (Norton)
History, hilarity, romance and spirituality find a meeting place in the Prague of 1601. A simple Jewish orphan falls in love with a golem, and an emperor searches for the secret of eternal life: Frances Sherwood explores the path from history to fantasy, from societal regulation to sexual liberation.
Frances Sherwood
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