The Gospel According to Jesus Christ [electronic resource]
José Saramago1994
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A wry, fictional account of the life of Christ by the 1998 Nobel laureate in
literature
"Illuminated by ferocious wit, gentle passion, and poetry." - Los Angeles Times
Book Review
For José Saramago, the life of Jesus Christ and the story of his Passion were
things of this earth: a child crying, a gust of wind, the caress of a woman half
asleep, the bleat of a goat or the bark of a dog, a prayer uttered in the
grayish morning light. The Holy Family reflects the real complexities of any
family, but this is realism filled with vision, dream, and omen.
Saramago's deft psychological portrait of a savior who is at once the Son of God
and a young man of this earth is an expert interweaving of poetry and irony,
spirituality and irreverence. The result is nothing less than a brilliant
skeptic's wry inquest into the meaning of God and of human existence.
Main title:
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ [electronic resource] / José Saramago
Author:
José Saramago, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Mariner Books, 1994
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (396 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780547540047
Language:
English
BRN:
427677
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