- Fiction, fantasy, general, Poictesme (imaginary place), fiction, Wit and humor, Humor, general
The story of Manuel, a swineherd in thirteenth-century France, who becomes Count Manuel of Poictesme. The motto on his coat of arms is "Mundus Vult Decipi"--The world wishes to be deceived. It is in playing on others' expectations that he rises to hero status and becomes Manuel the Redeemer.
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- warmbleak
- gravecomic
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- contemporarynostalgic
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- Author
- James Branch Cabell
- First published
- 1921
- Pages
- 243
- Publisher
- Bodley Head, IndyPublish.com, R.M. McBride & company
- Editions
- 92
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781587152214
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“THEY of Poictesme narrate that in the old days when miracles were as common as fruit pies, young Manuel was a swineherd, living modestly in attendance upon the miller's pigs.”
James Branch Cabell was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles letters. He has written fifty-two books, including novels, genealogies, collections of short stories, poetry, magazine articles, and miscellanea. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1937. - Source:Wikipedia
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