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Visions and Temptations

by Harald Voetmann

Visions and Temptations

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Visions and Temptations

The final volume in a series that includes *Awake* and *Sublunar*, this novel centers on Othlo, a mystic whose rejection of worldly desire contrasts with a succession of vivid religious visions. His journey ranges from the Garden of Head-bearers to a brothel frequented by fallen angels and a hellish scene of wealthy souls fighting over scraps. The series is described as exploring humanity’s desire to conquer nature and the limits imposed by the body; here, spiritual aspiration meets images of appetite, temptation, and bodily decay.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Danish world literature and religious or fantastical imagery.
  • Those seeking the concluding volume of a series that includes *Awake* and *Sublunar*.
  • Readers interested in fiction exploring bodily limits and humanity’s relationship with nature.

Themes

Mysticism and religious visionsCarnal desire and temptationThe body and mortalityHumanity’s desire to conquer nature

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Book overview

Spurning carnal desire and earthly temptations all his life, the mystic Othlo is now in the care of his brother monks including the odious and semen-filled Wolkbart. Despite the spare walls which surround him, he frolics with Holy Dionysius in the Garden of Head-bearers (each carries his own head for eternity), descends from the island of Heaven, visits a brothel patronized by fallen angels, and witnesses the souls of the once gluttoinous wealthy fighting over scraps of rotting crabmeat in a ditch in Hell.

The third and final book in a series about mankind's desire to conquer nature, Visions and Temptations follows Awake and Sublunar. In each novel, a great if imperfect mind facesis failed by the inevitable demise of the body.

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