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Demons (pre-reform Russian: Бѣсы; post-reform Russian: Бесы, romanized: Bésy, IPA:; sometimes also called The Possessed or The Devils) is a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, first published in the journal The Russian Messenger in 1871–72.
Angels & Demons is a 2000 bestselling mystery-thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown and published by Pocket Books and then by Corgi Books. The novel introduces the character Robert Langdon , who recurs as the protagonist of Brown's subsequent novels.
Ògbójú Ọdẹ nínú Igbó Irúnmọlẹ̀ (lit. ' The Brave Hunter in the Forest of 400 Deities ') is the first novel written by the Yorùbá author D.O. Fágúnwà.It was published by the Church Missionary Society Bookshop, Lagos in 1938 and is one of the first novels written in Yorùbá [1] It tells the story of the adventures of the hunter Akara-Ogun.
It centers on Roman Catholic priest Urbain Grandier and an entire convent of Ursuline nuns, who allegedly became possessed by demons after Grandier made a pact with Satan. The events led to several public exorcisms as well as executions by burning. The book, though lesser known than Huxley's other books, is considered one of his best works. [1]
School Library Journal's Anthony C. Doyle similarly discussed how "an undercurrent of wit and subtle sarcasm turns this dark story of demons, magic, and dysfunctional families into an affecting and fun read." [2] On behalf of Booklist, Cindy Welch called the novel a "delicious mix of magic, conflicted romance, and trust issues". [3]
Belief in demons probably goes back to the Paleolithic age, stemming from humanity's fear of the unknown, the strange and the horrific. In ancient Near Eastern religions and in the Abrahamic religions , including early Judaism and ancient-medieval Christian demonology , a demon is considered a harmful spiritual entity which may cause demonic ...
The Demon's Lexicon is a 2009 novel by the Irish author Sarah Rees Brennan. [1] It was published worldwide by Simon & Schuster on June 1, 2009. [ 1 ] It is the first in The Demon trilogy, the others being The Demon's Covenant (2010) and The Demon's Surrender (2011).
The book was a major critical success in the German-speaking world. Critics compared it to the works of Dostoevsky, Dante Alighieri, Leo Tolstoy and Honoré de Balzac.The critic Klaus Nüchtern described its scale and structure as a development of the architecture of Gothic cathedrals. [1]