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Bernd Brunner

Bernd Brunner

Bernd Brunner works at the crossroads of literature, science and history. A fellow at the Logan Nonfiction Program and the Linnean Society of London, he has published a number of nonfiction books. His latest book is “Extreme North: A Cultural History” (W. W. Norton).

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The Realm of the Devil and the Destroyers of Rome

The Realm of the Devil and the Destroyers of Rome

In Europe, the North was considered the realm of the devil, the place from whence evil would come upon the world, whereas the Middle East was where the religions of the Old World had developed. But at the turn of the 19th century, people wanted to see it for themselves.

Bernd Brunner