POPE JOAN
Book ID/图书代码： 06840096B02086
English Summary/英文概要： In this international bestseller, Donna Woolfolk Cross brings the Dark Ages to life in all their brutal splendor and shares the dramatic story of a woman whose strength of vision led her to defy the social restrictions of her day.
For a thousand years her existence has been denied. She is the legend that will not die—Pope Joan, the ninth-century woman who disguised herself as a man and rose to become the only female ever to sit on the throne of St. Peter. Now in this riveting novel, Cross paints a sweeping portrait of an unforgettable heroine who struggles against restrictions her soul cannot accept.
Brilliant and talented, young Joan rebels against medieval social strictures forbidding women to learn. When her brother is brutally killed during a Viking attack, Joan takes up his cloak—and his identity—and enters the monastery of Fulda. As Brother John Anglicus, Joan distinguishes herself as a great scholar and healer. Eventually, she is drawn to Rome, where she becomes enmeshed in a dangerous web of love, passion, and politics. Triumphing over appalling odds, she finally attains the highest office in Christendom—wielding a power greater than any woman before or since. But such power always comes at a price...
Chinese Summary/中文概要： Donna Cross 的暢銷小說 POPE JOAN將搬上大銀幕!!電影將由奧斯卡獎得主沃克‧施隆多夫(Volker Schlöndorff)執導,法蘭卡波坦(Franka Potente)主演.
Awards/获奖情况：An exciting new TV deal for International Bestseller Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross! 2024-12-4
POPE JOAN has sold over 4 million copies worldwide!2024-12-4
Praise for Pope Joan:
“Pope Joan has all the elements one wants in a historical drama—love, sex, violence, duplicity, and long-buried secrets. Cross has written an engaging book.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review
"A fascinating and moving account of a woman’s determination to learn despite the opposition of family and society. Highly recommended."—Library Journal, starred review
“A remarkable woman uses her considerable intellect—and more than a little luck—to rise from humble origins to become the only female Pope, in this breakneck adventure from newcomer Cross.” —Kirkus
“Cross makes an excellent, entertaining case that in the Dark Ages, a woman sat on the papal throne...A colorful, richly imagined novel.”—Publishers Weekly
“A page turner!” —Glamour
“Cross succeeds admirably, grounding her fast-moving tale in a wealth of rich historical detail. If Joan wasn’t Pope, she should have been.”—Orlando Sentinel
“In her first novel, Donna Woolfolk Cross illuminates the Dark Ages and its attendant milieu of barbarism, politics, bigotry, and religion. Pope Joan also is a story of passion and faith—and a reminder that some things never change, only the stage and the players do.” —Morning Star Telegram
“Pope Joan reveals the harsh realities of the Dark Ages. Violence is rife in the government, church and home; logic and reason are shunned as ’dangerous ideas’ and women are considered useful only as men’s servants and child bearers. The novel explores the extraordinary life of an independent, intelligent, and courageous woman who overcomes oppression and ascends to the highest level of religious power...Cross’ masterful use of anticipation, as well as the sweeping historical landscape of the story, keep Pope Joanintriguing....An exciting journey through history as it’s being made.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“Eloquently written and spellbinding in its account of this legendary figure.” —Arizona Republic
About the Author/作者介绍： Donna Woolfolk Cross graduated cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in English. The product of seven years of research and writing, Pope Joan is her first novel. Pope Joan has been published in over 30 languages. It was made into a major motion picture film released worldwide in Germany, Spain, Italy, the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, and multiple other countries. The film was directed by Sönke Wortmann and stars Johanna Wokalek, David Wenham, and John Goodman. There is also a German musical adaptation of the book in production.
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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Previous Rights Sold (reverted): Bulgaria/Bard;
Brazil/Geracao;
China/Gold Wall Press;
Croatia/Naklada Ljevak;
Czech Republic/Aquamarin;
Denmark/Lindhardt & Ringhof;
Estonia/Kunst;
Finland/WSOY;
Hungary/Corvina;
Indonesia/PT Serambi Ilmu;
Japan/Soshisha;
Korea/I Planet Entertainment;
Latvia/Jumava;
Lithuania/Alma Littera;
Macedonia/Matica;
Montenegro/Nova Knjiga;
Netherlands/Karakter;
Norway/Pergamon Forlag;
Romania/Allfa;
Russia/Mir Knigi;
Serbia/Globosino Aleksandria;
Slovenia/Zamik/Zalozba;
Spain/Salamandra;
Sweden/Bonn;
Taiwan/Sitak Publishing;
Turkey/Yerdeniz;
UK/Quartet;
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