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| Author | Donna Woolfolk Cross |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1996 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 422 (first edition) |
| ISBN | 9780345416261 |
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.