Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Elixirs Abridged translation of second part of: Die Elixiere des Teufels. Release date is 2011-08-08
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"The Devil's Elixir, Vol. 2 (of 2)" by E. T. A. Hoffmann is a novel published in 1815. This Gothic tale follows Medardus, a Capuchin monk who succumbs to temptation after drinking Satan's elixir. His journey spirals into obsession, murder, and madness as he encounters his mysterious doppelgänger and becomes entangled with forbidden love. Blurring reality and dream, Hoffmann probes the darkest depths of the human psyche in this ambiguous narrative that can be read as either a story of fate's cruel manipulation or Christian redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Gothic fiction Monks -- Fiction Devil -- Fiction Fantasy fiction, German -- Translations into English