Der Ketzer von Soana
"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.
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