Roark is a bad man. His pig is a bad pig. They match in devilish temperament and violent deeds. Roark laughs at a drowned monk; his pig eats its own young and turns a boar sterile. As a spiteful tithe, the pig is given to the local monastery. The pig becomes a Christian. The pig is Saint Katy the Virgin. Fantastical and farcical, this short story parodies religious tropes Roark is a bad man. His pig is a bad pig. They match in devilish temperament and violent deeds. Roark laughs at a drowned monk; his pig eats its own young and turns a boar sterile. As a spiteful tithe, the pig is given to the local monastery. The pig becomes a Christian. The pig is Saint Katy the Virgin. Fantastical and farcical, this short story parodies religious tropes and stereotypes. With a lively imagination and piercing wit, John Steinbeck delivers an absurd tale that amuses and entertains whilst asking powerful, revealing questions.
Saint Katy the Virgin
Roark is a bad man. His pig is a bad pig. They match in devilish temperament and violent deeds. Roark laughs at a drowned monk; his pig eats its own young and turns a boar sterile. As a spiteful tithe, the pig is given to the local monastery. The pig becomes a Christian. The pig is Saint Katy the Virgin. Fantastical and farcical, this short story parodies religious tropes Roark is a bad man. His pig is a bad pig. They match in devilish temperament and violent deeds. Roark laughs at a drowned monk; his pig eats its own young and turns a boar sterile. As a spiteful tithe, the pig is given to the local monastery. The pig becomes a Christian. The pig is Saint Katy the Virgin. Fantastical and farcical, this short story parodies religious tropes and stereotypes. With a lively imagination and piercing wit, John Steinbeck delivers an absurd tale that amuses and entertains whilst asking powerful, revealing questions.
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sahana ganj –
so random
Bri (the short story guy) –
What the heck???
Paul –
This was my first Steinbeck. I wanted s Novella to start me off. A funny and weird novel and very enjoyable.
Summer –
What a strange, strange story
Leon –
...there lived a bad man who kept a bad pig. He was a bad man because he laughed too much at the wrong times and at the wrong people. What an opening. This short book was my first encounter with the writings of John Steinbeck but I'll be back for more as I rather enjoyed this small glimpse into a very clever writer. ...there lived a bad man who kept a bad pig. He was a bad man because he laughed too much at the wrong times and at the wrong people. What an opening. This short book was my first encounter with the writings of John Steinbeck but I'll be back for more as I rather enjoyed this small glimpse into a very clever writer.
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