Jean Claude Schmitt: 2 books
The Conversion of Herman the Jew
Autobiography, History, and Fiction in the Twelfth Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Sometime toward the middle of the twelfth century, it is supposed, an otherwise obscure figure, born a Jew in Cologne and later ordained as a priest in Cappenberg in Westphalia, wrote a Latin account of his conversion to Christianity. Known as the Opusculum, this book purportedly by "Herman,...
Passez au salon
150 anecdotes de salons du livre
Language: French
Release Date: November 5, 2014
Solitude des premiers salons du livre, erreurs sur la personne, séances de dédicaces interminables, cadeaux des lecteurs, témoignages émouvants, insultes et humiliations, séjours à l’étranger, fêtes et durs lendemains de veille, moments décisifs et consécrations, péripéties de tout acabit…...