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The story of Manuel, a swineherd in thirteenth-century France, who becomes Count Manuel of Poictesme. The motto on his coat of arms is "Mundus Vult Decipi"--The world wishes to be deceived. It is in playing on others' expectations that he rises to hero status and becomes Manuel the Redeemer.

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Subjects

  • Fiction, fantasy, general
  • Poictesme (imaginary place), fiction
  • Wit and humor
  • Humor, general
  • Heroes
  • Fiction
  • Medieval Civilization

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