Memoirs of a Gnostic Dwarf: Contemporary English Language

by David Madsen

Book Overview

"Not your conventional art-historical view of the Renaissance Pope Leo X, usually perceived as supercultivated, if worldly, patron of Raphael and Michelangelo. Here, he's kin to Robert Nye's earthy,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1873982712
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Dedalus Limited
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 1.0" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Delicious decadence

Witness the Luteran schism from a very peculiar point of view, that of the gnostic dwarf Peppe, close servant of His Holines Pope Leo. The Splendours of Roman Renaissance, the arcanes of gnostic theology and the horrors of the Inquisition are narrated with wry humour and a taste for the grotesque and the horrid. The beginning made me cringe and laugh out loud at the same time. A very unusual book not to be missed!

Completely over the top

The very first scene is so completely over the top, I was immediately hooked. I read it straight through. Strange and quirky writing, many an unexpected turn, circuses, wrestling matches, sex, drama, all that stuff.

Brillant work.

What a wonderful if at times grosteque novel. About a hunchback Gnostic Dawrf who is a servant to Leo X in the late 1400 into the 1500. Deals with Gnostic philosphy, The Inquisition, Martin Luther, and deranged sex, both straight and gay. Very good read and I'm hoping for more in Cofessions of a Flesh Eater. Read it you'll love it.

Oh what a glorious day

This book is tremendous. I sent it to a friend of mine and he spent 3 days reading it straight. A glorious and disturbing docu-drama set in the 1150s in Italy. A must read!