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Zanoni

  • 1842 first published
  • 410 pages
  • 138 editions

Published in 1842, Zanoni is an occult fiction and historical fiction novel by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton. It deals with rosicrucians and religious.

25 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 138 editions across 5 languages.

It runs to roughly 410 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Zanoni

“Zanoni” is a book about two immortals and their lives during immortality. One being is the cold, calm, heartless, void of all passion; more intellect than man. The other is his pupil, Zanoni, the eternal youth with absolute power and knowledge, and all the capacity to love and be loved and because of that love, despair. Due to his love for his wife and child, he is compelled to remove himself from his exalted position and take on the mortal position as a human. However his teacher, Mejnour, is left behind to live immortal, alone…Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. This eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year.
Description from Open Library

Opening line

“AT Naples, in the latter half of the last century, a worthy artist, named Gaetano Pisani, lived and flourished.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Rosicrucians
  • Occult fiction
  • Historical Fiction
  • Religious
  • Romance

Quick answers

Who wrote Zanoni?

Zanoni was written by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton and first published in 1842.

What genre is Zanoni?

It is usually shelved as Occult Fiction and Historical Fiction.

How long is Zanoni?

The median edition has 410 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Zanoni?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Historian, Servant of the Bones and Vikram and the Vampire.

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