Was one of the great novels of the Enlightenment written by a man who thought he was a werewolf?

Surreal, mysterious and with an outlandish origin story, Jan Potocki’s The Manuscript Found in Saragossa has amassed a cult following that includes Salman Rushdie and Jerry Garcia. But it’s the book’s global humanism makes it relevant now, say the curators of a new exhibition

by Tobias Grey

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/nov/05/the-manuscript-found-in-saragossa-jan-potocki-exhibition-switzerland

More information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manuscript_Found_in_Saragossa

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