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An award-winning author describes the life of Jesus Christ as told by the four people who were closest to him before his death: his mother, his friend Iehuda, the High Priest of the Temple and a rebel named Bar-Avo.
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"A visceral retelling of the events surrounding the life of Jesus....The ferocity of Barabbas and Judas seizes the narrative and occupies its center ground."
--- Hilary Mantel, author of "Bringing Up the Bodies"
"By turns poetic and visceral, The Liars' Gospel" liberates towering figures from the stasis of iconography, giving them psychological depth."
---Abigail Meisel, New York Times Book Review"
"A provocative and fascinating retelling of one of the foundational narratives of Western culture."
--- Julie Subrin, "Tablet Magazine"
"Head spinning perspectives on the life and times of Jesus, from a novelist who wields her pen like a sword."
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"Vibrant descriptions....haunting prose.... Alderman transforms an ancient story into her own engaging meditation on power, oppression, and belief."
--- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"Courageous....Alderman's revision of the Christ figure is a visceral, intelligent one, and it works superbly."
--- Arifa Akbar, The Independent
"Exceptional....A deeply researched, empathically imagined, ferociously told exploration of the Jew known as Jesus."
---Michael Goldfarb, "Jewish Daily Forward"
"Alderman re-creates with startling immediacy the culture of first-century Judea, with its political intrigue and riots, and with its characters wondering at what the life of Yehoshuah has meant to them."
--- Kirkus
"Provocative and mesmerizing....Alderman here succeeds magnificently...."The Liars' Gospel" roots its characters firmly and vividly in their historical and political context."
--- Rebecca Abrams, New Statesman
"A novel of such intensity, meaning and depth that it must be destined to become a classic."
--- Bidisha, Presenter of BBC Radio Four's Saturday Review
About the Author:
--- Hilary Mantel, author of "Bringing Up the Bodies"
"By turns poetic and visceral, The Liars' Gospel" liberates towering figures from the stasis of iconography, giving them psychological depth."
---Abigail Meisel, New York Times Book Review"
"A provocative and fascinating retelling of one of the foundational narratives of Western culture."
--- Julie Subrin, "Tablet Magazine"
"Head spinning perspectives on the life and times of Jesus, from a novelist who wields her pen like a sword."
--- More
"Vibrant descriptions....haunting prose.... Alderman transforms an ancient story into her own engaging meditation on power, oppression, and belief."
--- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"Courageous....Alderman's revision of the Christ figure is a visceral, intelligent one, and it works superbly."
--- Arifa Akbar, The Independent
"Exceptional....A deeply researched, empathically imagined, ferociously told exploration of the Jew known as Jesus."
---Michael Goldfarb, "Jewish Daily Forward"
"Alderman re-creates with startling immediacy the culture of first-century Judea, with its political intrigue and riots, and with its characters wondering at what the life of Yehoshuah has meant to them."
--- Kirkus
"Provocative and mesmerizing....Alderman here succeeds magnificently...."The Liars' Gospel" roots its characters firmly and vividly in their historical and political context."
--- Rebecca Abrams, New Statesman
"A novel of such intensity, meaning and depth that it must be destined to become a classic."
--- Bidisha, Presenter of BBC Radio Four's Saturday Review
Naomi Alderman is the author of Disobedience, which won the Orange Prize for New Writers and has been published in 10 languages. She contributes regularly to the Guardian and lives in London.
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- PublisherLittle Brown & Co
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 0316232785
- ISBN 13 9780316232784
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