{"product_id":"the-devils-of-loudun-9780061724916","title":"The Devils of Loudun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"HUXLEY'S MASTERPIECE AND PERHAPS THE MOST ENJOYABLE BOOK ABOUT SPIRITUALITY EVER WRITTEN. .\" -- \u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAldous Huxley's \"brilliant\" (\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e) and gripping account of one of the strangest occurrences in history, hailed as the \"peak achievement of Huxley's career\" by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1632 an entire convent in the small French village of Loudun was apparently possessed by the devil. After a sensational and celebrated trial, the convent's charismatic priest Urban Grandier--accused of spiritually and sexually seducing the nuns in his charge--was convicted of being in league with Satan. Then he was burned at the stake for witchcraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA remarkable true story of religious and sexual obsession, \u003cem\u003eThe Devils of Loudon\u003c\/em\u003e is considered by many to be \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e author Aldous Huxley's nonfiction masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuxley, Aldous:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAldous Huxley (1894-1963) is the author of the classic novels \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIsland\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEyeless in Gaza\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Genius and the Goddess\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as such critically acclaimed nonfiction works as \u003cem\u003eThe Perennial Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Doors of Perception\u003c\/em\u003e. Born in Surrey, England, and educated at Oxford, he died in Los Angeles, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50608481665298,"sku":"9780061724916","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d3d7410b-23eb-41c2-abfa-45b221cfeef8.jpg?v=1732321945","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-devils-of-loudun-9780061724916","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}