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Is there a translation that includes notes for the French and German passages? There are substantial passages in French that are beyond me and the German vocabulary is extraordinary in the context of a novel. I've read many historical novels, but none like this. Chapter 3 is a lecture on 17th century French philosophy and includes references to William James. Its wild.

Elanna I just read the 1970 Chatto & Windus edition. It is very clear and most passages are translated. It is not a novel, though. It is an essay on a real s…moreI just read the 1970 Chatto & Windus edition. It is very clear and most passages are translated. It is not a novel, though. It is an essay on a real story from the Seventeenth Century, and Huxley is not the only one who wrote about it. This explains the chapters about mistycism, and the Appendix.
Maybe the edition I read is difficult to find in America. I borrowed it from the library in Galway, Ireland...(less)

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is the same story in a novel by a north european writer, almost sure he is a Nobel laureate? Can't find :(

Mario Arkanian Could it be you refer to "Mother Joan of the Angels", written by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz? It is a short book about the same events.

Iwaszkiewicz was Pol…moreCould it be you refer to "Mother Joan of the Angels", written by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz? It is a short book about the same events.

Iwaszkiewicz was Polish and did not won the Nobel (I think he was a serious contendent though), but I think this is the book you look for(less)

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