Buchtipp: The Gargoyle
The nameless and beautiful narrator of The Gargoyle is driving along a dark road when he is distracted by what seems to be a flight of arrows. He crashes into a ravine and wakes up in a burn ward, undergoing the tortures of the damned. His life is over – he is now a monster.
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But in fact it is only just beginning. One day Marianne Engel, a wild and compelling sculptress of gargoyles, enters his life and tells him that they were once lovers in medieval Germany. In her telling, he was a badly burned mercenary and she was a nun and a scribe who nursed him back to health in the famed monastery of Engelthal. As she spins her tale, Sheherazade-fashion, and relates equally mesmerising stories of deathless love in Japan, Iceland, Italy and England, he finds himself drawn back to life – and, finally, to love.
The Gargoyle is a rich and intricate novel that delves into themes of love, redemption, and the resilience of the human spirit. Through the character of Marianne, author Andrew Davidson explores the idea that love can transcend even the most difficult of circumstances. The novel’s blend of fantasy and historical fiction creates a compelling backdrop for the characters’ journeys, allowing the reader to immerse themselves in a world both familiar and fantastical.
Andrew Davidson. The Gargoyle. Canongate, 2008
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