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Satan in Goray

Isaac Bashevis Singer (1955)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.88
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Mass DeathViolenceReligious TraumaMental IllnessPossessionSuicideSexual AssaultManipulationGrief

Positive tags

Healing ArcCommunitySurvival

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastMultiple POVs

Tropes

Ancient Evil ReturnsEnsemble CastFalse MessiahPossessionReligious CommunityHistorical SettingApocalyptic Prophecy

Themes

Faith and DoubtMass HysteriaReligious FervorTrauma and RecoveryFalse HopeEvil in DisguiseCommunity Under SiegeMessianic Delusion

Synopsis

Singer's tale of the 17th century Polish town of Goray, whose inhabitants, in the wake of the Chmielnicki massacre, begin to believe that the Messiah shall soon arrive. In fact, it is not the Messiah who appears, but Satan.

Tags

Historical FantasyLiterary FictionReligious HorrorPsychological DramaJewish Literature