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The Gospel According to the Son : A Novel

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Appeal of the book: Jesus' own journey of self-discovery and acceptance.

Recommendation: - This book is a unique and thought-provoking exploration of Jesus Christ's personal and spiritual journey. Written in a direct, heartfelt manner, it offers an intimate perspective on his discovery of divinity and the challenges he faced in accepting and expressing it. The book delves into the inner workings of Jesus' mind, allowing readers to envision what might have been going through his thoughts during his epic ministry. It is a must-read for those seeking a fresh and engaging perspective on one of history's most influential figures.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Gospel According to the Son : A Novel

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ISBN: 9780345434081
Authors: Norman Mailer
Date of Publication: 1999-09-07
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Religious Fiction, Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.25
(rated by 1980 readers)

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Norman Mailer fused fact and fiction to create indelible portraits of such figures as Marilyn Monroe, Gary Gilmore, and Lee Harvey Oswald. In The Gospel According to the Son, Mailer reimagines, as no other modern author has, the key character of Western history. Here is Jesus Christ’s story in his own words: the discovery of his divinity and the painful, powerful journey to accepting and expressing it, “as if I were a man enclosing another man within.” In its brevity and piercing simplicity, it may be Mailer’s most accessible, direct, and heartfelt work.  Praise for The Gospel According to the Son  “Quietly penetrating . . . [Norman Mailer’s] gospel is written in a direct, rather relaxed English that yet has an eerie, neo-Biblical dignity.”—John Updike, The New Yorker   “A book of considerable intellectual force . . . The writer’s powerful mind works in a specialized way, not by theological argumentation but by telling or retelling a story.”—The New York Review of Books  “Challenges readers on the religious right and the atheist left with equally rich interpretive tasks.”—The Dallas Morning News   “An informed and believable work of fiction . . . of what may have been going through the mind of Jesus during his epic ministry.”—San Francisco Chronicle   Praise for Norman Mailer  “[Norman Mailer] loomed over American letters longer and larger than any other writer of his generation.”—The New York Times   “A writer of the greatest and most reckless talent.”—The New Yorker   “Mailer is indispensable, an American treasure.”—The Washington Post   “A devastatingly alive and original creative mind.”—Life   “Mailer is fierce, courageous, and reckless and nearly everything he writes has sections of headlong brilliance.”—The New York Review of Books   “The largest mind and imagination [in modern] American literature . . . Unlike just about every American writer since Henry James, Mailer has managed to grow and become richer in wisdom with each new book.”—Chicago Tribune   “Mailer is a master of his craft. His language carries you through the story like a leaf on a stream.”—The Cincinnati PostFrom the Hardcover edition.
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Appeal of the book: Jesus' own journey of self-discovery and acceptance.

Recommendation: - This book is a unique and thought-provoking exploration of Jesus Christ's personal and spiritual journey. Written in a direct, heartfelt manner, it offers an intimate perspective on his discovery of divinity and the challenges he faced in accepting and expressing it. The book delves into the inner workings of Jesus' mind, allowing readers to envision what might have been going through his thoughts during his epic ministry. It is a must-read for those seeking a fresh and engaging perspective on one of history's most influential figures.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.