God Was Born In Exile by Vintilă Horia
A lyrical historical novel that imagines the Roman poet Ovid’s exile on the Black Sea coast, where isolation and cultural dislocation force him into intense reflection on memory, art, and the nature of the divine. Through encounters with local peoples, pagan rites and his own fading fame, the narrative meditates on creativity as both refuge and rebellion, showing how exile reshapes identity and gives birth to new spiritual insights. The prose blends elegiac poetry, myth and philosophical rumination to explore the costs and unexpected revelations of being cast out.
The 13553rd greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1960
- Nationality
- Unknown
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 301
- Original Language
- Spanish
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- Alternate Titles
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- Dieu est né en exil
- Dios nació en el exilio
- Dumnezeu s-a născut în exil
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