Figures of Earth
1921
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4.02
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278
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The story of Manuel the swineherd, who rises to power by playing on others' expectations—his motto Mundus Vult Decipi, meaning "the world wishes to be deceived."
Avg Rating
4.02
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Author
James Branch Cabell
Author · 25 books
James Branch Cabell was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres. Cabell was well regarded by his contemporaries, including H. L. Mencken, Edmund Wilson, and Sinclair Lewis. His works were considered escapist and fit well in the culture of the 1920s, when they were most popular. For Cabell, veracity was "the one unpardonable sin, not merely against art, but against human welfare."
