The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
by Saramago, Jose
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0151367000
- ISBN 13
- 9780151367009
- Seller
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Synopsis
A wry, fictional account of the life of Christ by Nobel laureate José Saramago A brilliant skeptic, José Saramago envisions the life of Jesus Christ and the story of his Passion as things of this earth: A child crying, the caress of a woman half asleep, the bleat of a goat, a prayer uttered in the grayish morning light. His idea of the Holy Family reflects the real complexities of any family, and—as only Saramago can—he imagines them with tinges of vision, dream, and omen. The result is a deft psychological portrait that moves between poetry and irony, spirituality and irreverence of a savior who is at once the Son of God and a young man. In this provocative, tender novel, the subject of wide critical discussion and wonder, Saramago questions the meaning of God, the foundations of the Church, and human existence itself.
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7386
- Title
- The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
- Author
- Saramago, Jose
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151367000
- ISBN 13
- 9780151367009
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- FICTION RELIGIOUS CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN FICTIONAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Edition Literature;
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