The Badger of Ghissi
The Badger of Ghissi is a 1959 novel by the German writer. It is set in the 12th century and follows Barral, originally a shepherd in Provence and the lone survivor of a Saracen attack, whose talents eventually make him an influential political figure. The novel portrays the social strata of medieval Europe.
Upon a republication in 2010, Jutta Ladwig of wrote that the novel demands full attention and multiple sittings to allow its language to sink in. She wrote that it "51 years after its publication has lost nothing of its fascination and linguistic power".