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The Golden Ass

Name: The Golden Ass
Author: Apuleius

by Apuleius

A man accidentally transforms himself into a donkey while trying to learn magic, turning his business trip to Greece into an odyssey of tribulation and spiritual growth.

Themes: Fiction · Comedy

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