the forbidden forest
first us edition, 1978.
mircea eliade (1907–1986) was a romanian historian of religions and and a novelist. living mostly in exile, his career culminated in a professorship at the university of chicago. his work probes myth, symbols, and the sacred/profane divine.
in this major metaphysical novel, a midsummer vision in a bucharest forest sets a man on a lifelong quest through love and the irruption of "sacred time."
translated by mac linscott ricketts and mary park stevenson.
notre dame, indiana and london: university of notre dame press. isbn: 0268009430. 6.26 x 9.5. 596 pages. hardcover. bound in paper-covered boards. book condition: fine. jacket condition: light rubbing and minor shelfwear throughout. near fine.
from the library of richard perlbinder. Item #1311
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