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The Forbidden Forest [Hardcover]

Mircea Eliade (Author), Mac Linscott Ricketts (Translator), Mary Park Stevenson (Translator)

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Text: English, Romanian (translation)

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Hardcover: 596 pages
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press (May 1978)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0268009430
ISBN-13: 978-0268009434
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds

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4.0 out of 5 stars Magical Romania, December 2, 2000

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This novel is long and is hard work, but is worth it. Mircea Eliade brought his huge knowledge of comparative religion and folklore, combining it with recent Romanian history -- the "Ruritanian" interwar period, and the darker and grim rise of the Iron Guard, the Royal Dictatorship of King Carol II, and the forced return of parts of the country to Hungary and the USSR.

Despite this background, the magic of the woods outside Bucharest, the traditions surrounding Midsummer Eve, and the hedonistic lifestyle of the main character provide a heady mix.

This is an enchanting and intoxicating novel, a mixture of the ancient and modern, the timeless and the mundane.

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