# Der Ketzer von Soana

By Gerhart Hauptmann.

"Der Ketzer von Soana" by Gerhart Hauptmann is a novella written between 1911-1917. A young ascetic priest named Francesco Vela arrives at his first parish in the Italian Swiss mountains. When he encounters a remote family living in supposed incest, he meets their beautiful fifteen-year-old daughter Agata, a goatherd. Francesco becomes increasingly obsessed with the girl, torn between his religious vows and overwhelming desire. His mounting inner turmoil threatens to destroy everything he has dedicated his life to. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: German
- Subjects: Switzerland -- Fiction; Priests -- Fiction; German fiction -- 20th century; Outcasts -- Fiction

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