by James Hogg · Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420440538
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Immerse yourself in the disturbing atmosphere of 'The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner', a gothic novel by the Scottish author James Hogg. Published in 1978 by Alfaguara in its Nostromo collection, this paperback edition will transport you to the 19th century, exploring themes of religious fanaticism, duality and the nature of evil. Translated by Francisco Torres Oliver, this classic work of English literature invites you to reflect on the complexity of the human condition.
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).
