This newly translated edition is the first time that "Alraune" has been uncensored in the English language. It has a much more visceral and emotional impact than ever and is a very disturbing read. Inside these pages we find those things that are human, all too human and they haunt us even as Alraune does. This is a book that you will never forget and never want to forget! It is a classic of forgotten German literature out of the decadence period before World War I. It enjoyed a wild popularity in it's time as well as being banned and burned. Yet it lives on! The illustrations of Mahlon Blaine are almost more famous than the novel itself and are unforgettable in their own right. They are considered some of his finest artwork. This is the second book of the "Frank Braun" trilogy. All three books are translated by Joe Bandel and available.