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Saramago's Jesus is the son not of God but of Joseph. Mary Magdalene is his lover not his convert. In the wilderness he tussles not with the Devil – a kindly and necessary evil – but with God, a fallible, power-hungry autocrat. And he must die not for the sins of the fathers but for the sins of the Father. By investigating these simple inversions Saramago has woven a dark parable; a secular gospel of astonishing richness and depth.

‘An original, wild and beautiful book’ Times Literary Supplement



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The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

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    Publisher: Vintage Publishing
    Publication Date: 02/09/1999
    ISBN13: 9781860466847, 978-1860466847
    ISBN10: 1860466842
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Saramago's Jesus is the son not of God but of Joseph. Mary Magdalene is his lover not his convert. In the wilderness he tussles not with the Devil – a kindly and necessary evil – but with God, a fallible, power-hungry autocrat. And he must die not for the sins of the fathers but for the sins of the Father. By investigating these simple inversions Saramago has woven a dark parable; a secular gospel of astonishing richness and depth.

    ‘An original, wild and beautiful book’ Times Literary Supplement



    Trade Review
    Profound and poignant * Independent *
    An original, wild and beautiful book * Times Literary Supplement *

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