Was one of the great novels of the Enlightenment written by a man who thought he was a werewolf?

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According to the Guardian, an exhibition at the Fondation Jan Michalski in Switzerland explores the novel 'The Manuscript Found in Saragossa' by Polish author Jan Potocki (1761-1815). Written over 200 years ago, the novel has gained praise from writers such as Salman Rushdie for its nested narrative structure and universalist views on humanity. Potocki, a Polish count, died in 1815, with legends persisting that he believed he was a werewolf. Curators François Rosset and Dominique Triaire argue that Potocki’s perspective on the coexistence of religions and cultures makes the work highly relevant to the modern era. Originally published in fragments, the novel is now recognized as a work that transcends its time.