Pope Joan

by Donna Woolfolk Cross · first published 1996

Pope Joan is a 1996 novel by American writer Donna Woolfolk Cross. It is based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan. For the most part this novel is the story of a young woman, whose desire to gain more knowledge compels her to dress up as a man, who (due to events beyond her control) eventually rises to become the pope. The novel has been adapted into a film, Pope Joan, released in 2009.

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Genre:

Historical fiction

Original language:

English

Reader rating:

★ 4.0 / 5 (1 on Open Library)

Year page:

1996